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Now aiding any deaths at sea (2,4,3,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in this day and age

'now' is the definition.
(in this day and age means in contemporary times)

'aiding any deaths at sea' is the wordplay.
'at sea' is an anagram indicator.
'aiding'+'any'+'deaths'='aidinganydeaths'
'aidinganydeaths' is an anagram of 'IN THIS DAY AND AGE'.

(Another definition for in this day and age that I've seen is " at the present time".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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