In these times (8)
I believe the answer is:
nowadays
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in these times</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nowadays that I've seen before include "today!" , "Gestures of respect" , "present times" , "At the present time" , "Currently" .)