Sort of pit with coal, currently newsworthy? (7)
I believe the answer is:
topical
'currently newsworthy?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'sort of pit with coal' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'pit' put after 'coal' is 'coalpit'.
'coalpit' 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" , "About current events in Capitol" , "Related to current affairs" , "Dealing with current affairs" .)