The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 7 letter word AT PRESENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result AT PRESENT
- A first part of timely gift now
- Now's a time to give
- Turkish leader taken in by a gift, currently
- Cockney’s “titfer” to give now
- Attending twice today
- These days journalists mostly fill a marquee
- Currently setter taking nap, shattered
- ‘Date, essentially?’ ‘Here and now’
- Time to open a gift? Right now!
- Troubled teen beginning to regret past now
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The straight part
We know that "currently" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case currently = at present.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.