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Current minister is right (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accurate

'is right' is the definition.
('accurate' can be similar in meaning to 'right')

'current minister' is the wordplay.
'current' becomes 'ac' (alternating current).
'minister' becomes 'curate' ('curate' can be a synonym of 'minister').
'ac'+'curate'='ACCURATE'

(Other definitions for accurate that I've seen before include "Spot on" , "Factual" , "strict" , "Spot-on" , "Meticulous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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