Of current affairs (7)
I believe the answer is:
topical
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">of current affairs</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for topical that I've seen before include "Related to current affairs" , "Having reference to current events" , "Dealing with current affairs" , "Of interest at the present time" , "like this newspaper" .)