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There's no way at present (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

now

'at present' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'there's no way' is the wordplay.
'there's' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'way' becomes 'w' (Compass direction - West).
'no'+'w' is 'NOW'.

(Other definitions for now that I've seen before include "Today" , "At this moment in time" , "At the present time" , "At present, this instant" , "Immediately" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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