At present time, e.g. West Riding FA? (4)

I believe the answer is:

nowt

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'fa?' is the definition.
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'at present time' is the wordplay.
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'present' becomes 'now' (both can mean the current period).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'now'+'t' is 'NOWT'.

'e g west riding' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for nowt that I've seen before include "Duck" , "Nothing (N. English)" , "0" , "Nothing (in the North)" , "Town (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Independent.

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