The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RECENT
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More clues leading to the result RECENT
- Modern recycling centre
- New hub about to be advanced
- New centre has moved about, from bottom to top
- New church ripped apart at the sides
- Modern section of leisure centre
- New money that’s about to be issued first
- Very small amount daughter disowned not long ago
- . Democrat becoming Republican, becoming contemporary
- Latest tenancy charges around London district
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The straight part
We know that "contemporary" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case contemporary = recent.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does RECENT mean?
RECENT adjective- Having happened a short while ago.
- Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
- Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
- Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
- (capitalised as "Recent") Of the Holocene, particularly pre-21st century.