Final thought about contemporary apartments (4)
I believe the answer is:
pads
'apartments' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'final thought about contemporary' is the wordplay.
'final thought' becomes 'ps' (I've seen this in other clues).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'contemporary' becomes 'ad' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ps' going around 'ad' is 'PADS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pads that I've seen before include "Fleshes out" , "Apartments; cushions" , "Walks softly" , "Bolsters" , "Blocks" .)