Present-day conclusion? (7)

I believe the answer is:

tonight

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'present' is the definition.
(I know that tonight is a type of present)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for tonight that I've seen before include "Late today" , "What follows today" , "Got thin (anag)" , "Later this evening" , "Hotting up for after sundown" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.

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