Recent development in Morden (6)

I believe the answer is:

modern

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'recent' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'development in morden' is the wordplay.
'morden' can be anagrammed to 'MODERN'.
Though, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for modern that I've seen before include "Present-day" , "Novel" , "The very latest available" , "In history, the period or era since the Middle Ages" , "Recent, up to date" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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