The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LODESTONE
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More clues leading to the result LODESTONE
- Loot needs shifting: all eyes are on it
- Most ancient item, left to the front as focus of interest
- What attracts people to Leeds on tours
- Attractive sort, see good chap over in valley
- Naturally magnetic, Rock Hudson finally visited Leeds; too wild!
- At a loose end, but not as loose as a possessor of natural magnetism
- First couple turned up with most elderly individual, an attractive person
- After leaving university, most vocal individual is centre of attraction?
- Something that attracts many on the air — quality
- Lake poems with quality must be a magnet
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The straight part
We know that "What attracts people" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what attracts people = lodestone.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LODESTONE mean?
LODESTONE noun- A naturally occurring magnet.
- The mineral magnetite.