Environs of ancient area of land captivate (7)
I believe the answer is:
attract
'captivate' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'environs of ancient area of land' is the wordplay.
'environs of' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters) (the outside letters of).
'area of land' becomes 'tract' (I've seen this in other clues).
'ancient' with its centre removed is 'at'.
'at'+'tract'='ATTRACT'
(Other definitions for attract that I've seen before include "Allure" , "Arouse interest of" , "Act as a magnet" , "Draw, charm, captivate" , "Draw towards, being magnetic" .)