Virginia finds cover current (5)
I believe the answer is:
valid
'current' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'virginia finds cover' is the wordplay.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'finds' says to put letters next to each other.
'cover' becomes 'lid' (lid is a kind of cover).
'va'+'lid'='VALID'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for valid that I've seen before include "Effectual" , "Reasonable" , "Sound and to the point, also legal" , "Legally in force" , "Legitimate" .)