Focus on the current advocacy of monosyllables? (5-7)

I believe the answer is:

short-termism

'focus on the current' is the definition.
(attention to current events)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for short-termism that I've seen is " Concentration on immediate profit".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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