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An attraction to excursionists on a diet? (7,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reduced fare

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'an attraction to excursionists' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'a diet?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'diet?' could be 'reduce' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'reduce' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'on' acts as a link.

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