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What the unsuccessful might get currently in this place? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

nowhere

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'what the unsuccessful might get currently in this place?' is the definition.
'nowhere' can be an answer for 'place?' (I have seen 'Nonexistent place' mean 'nowhere' so perhaps 'place' could also mean 'nowhere'). I'm unsure of the remainder of the definition.

'get currently in this place?' is the wordplay.
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'currently' becomes 'now' (right now).
'in this place?' becomes 'here' ('here' can be a synonym of 'in this place').
'now'+'here' is 'NOWHERE'.

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(Other definitions for nowhere that I've seen before include "Out of the running" , "no prospect of success" , "It can't be found!" , "Nonexistent place" , "Miles behind!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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