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Choose Italian film about golf: it has drawing power (13)

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I believe the answer is:

electromagnet

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'it has drawing power' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'choose italian film about golf' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'choose' could be 'elect' (electing is a kind of choosing) and 'elect' is found in the answer.
'film' could be 'et' (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) and 'et' is found within the answer.
'about' could be 'a' (abbreviation in Chambers) and 'a' is found in the answer.
'golf' could be 'g' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'g' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for electromagnet that I've seen before include "Device using current to attract iron" , "attractive item" , "Powered attractor" , "Device attracting items when a current is passed through it" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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