Of late (8)
'of late' is the definition.
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This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for recently that I've seen before include "Happening not long ago" , "Lately" , "Of late" , "In the near past" , "Not so long since" .)
(Other definitions for nowadays that I've seen before include "Gestures of respect" , "In the 21st century" , "today!" , "At the present time" , "present times" .)