The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TOPICAL
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More clues leading to the result TOPICAL
- Current head I visit mostly
- Current is most important, I state
- Current spinner is cheered at Lords at first appearance
- Head in charge, almost totally, for now?
- Newsworthy subject, a leader in London
- Hot now, hot and humid without drop of rain
- Trendy sultry Romeo’s stripped
- Film area held by group back in the news
- Contemporary star on extreme type of diet?
- Of immediate importance when very hot dancer’s finale is scrubbed
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The straight part
We know that "in the news" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in the news = topical.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 TOPICAL mean?
TOPICAL noun- A topical anaesthetic.
- Relating to a particular topic or subject.
- Relating to a topic or subject of current interest.
- Local to a particular place
- Applied to a localized part of the body.
- Applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
- Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.