Shifty CIA plot of current interest (7)
I believe the answer is:
topical
'of current interest' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'shifty cia plot' is the wordplay.
'shifty' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cia'+'plot'='ciaplot'
'ciaplot' is an anagram of 'TOPICAL'.
(Other definitions for topical that I've seen before include "Of interest at the present time" , "About current events, of present interest" , "Applied externally" , "Of local interest" , "In the news" .)