The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 3 letter word SPACE AGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SPACE AGE
- High-tech step taken by government advisory body
- Doctor Solomon perhaps mentioned these days?
- Modern life’s ending in Belgian prison?
- Modern resort with English in prison
- One small step in wise man’s lifetime of out-of-this-world travel
- Time for adventure story’s introduction, then wizard enters part of book
- Reportedly sterilise – wise these days
- Modern thinker, gathering speed
- Wise step in the present era
- Ultra-modern sort of green gathering speed
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The straight part
We know that "Ultra-modern" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ultra-modern = space age.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SPACE AGE mean?
SPACE AGE noun- The period from the about the time of the launch of Sputnik in 1957 to the present day, during which man ventured into space.
- Redolent of the space age; appearing futuristic or modern.