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Part of what Persians dislike now... (2,7)

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I believe the answer is:

at present

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'now' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'part of what persians dislike' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'part' is 'atpr' which is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for at present that I've seen before include "temporarily" , "these days" , "Nowadays" , "As of now, during this time" , "Currently, right now" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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