Hens and leverets in stew by some means (12)

I believe the answer is:

nevertheless

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'hens and leverets in stew by some means' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'hens and leverets in stew' is the wordplay.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'in stew' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'hens'+'leverets'='hensleverets'
'hensleverets' with letters rearranged gives 'NEVERTHELESS'.

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(Other definitions for nevertheless that I've seen before include "But always" , "Notwithstanding" , "anyhow" , "Still" , "In spite of everything" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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