Focus of attention (9)
I believe the answer is:
spotlight
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">focus of attention</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for spotlight that I've seen before include "Prominent position" , "Stage actor may be in it" , "exposure" , "fame" , "Direct attention to" .)