Child following current affairs (6-2)
I believe the answer is:
goings-on
'affairs' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'child following current' is the wordplay.
'child' becomes 'son' (male child).
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'current' becomes 'going' (as in the going rate).
'son' put after 'going' is 'GOINGS-ON'.
(Other definitions for goings-on that I've seen before include "Suspect events or behaviour" , "Hanky-panky" , "Activities, esp. dubious ones" , "Suspicious happenings" , "mischief" .)