Recently finished stamp collecting (6)

I believe the answer is:

lately

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'recently' is the definition.
('lately' can be a synonym of 'recently')

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for lately that I've seen before include "Recently" , "Not long ago, in recent times" , "Not long ago, sounds unpunctual" , "Within recent time" , "In the last few days" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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