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Attracts short-term office workers? About time! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tempts

'attracts' is the definition.
(tempt can mean to attract)

'short-term office workers? about time' is the wordplay.
'short-term office workers?' becomes 'temps' (temporary workers).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'temps' enclosing 't' is 'TEMPTS'.

(Other definitions for tempts that I've seen before include "Lures with prospect of pleasure (6)" , "Lures, perhaps into sin" , "Persuades to evil" , "Offers inducement, perhaps to sin" , "Induces to stray from the path of duty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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