Modern perception presidents ignored catastrophically (8)

I believe the answer is:

neoteric

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'modern' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for neoteric that I've seen is " modern thinker".)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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