Allure of Italy maybe under Mussolini, no saint? (11)
I believe the answer is:
fascination
'allure' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'of italy maybe under mussolini no saint?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
'italy' could be 'i' and 'i' is located in the answer.
'no' could be 'n' (common abbreviation) and 'n' is found within the answer.
'saint?' could be 's' and 's' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
(Other definitions for fascination that I've seen before include "Irresistible attraction" , "Delighted interest" , "Appeal" .)