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Now I put out a steadying hand (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)

'i put out a steadying hand' is the wordplay.
'put out' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'steadying'+'hand'='asteadyinghand'
'asteadyinghand' is an anagram of 'nthisdayandage'.
'i'+'nthisdayandage'='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 Telegraph.
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