Close broadcast with no current issue (8)

I believe the answer is:

heirless

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'close broadcast with no current issue' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adjective which matches the answer.

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for heirless that I've seen is " Lacking a successor".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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