Get man to repair an attractive thing (6)
I believe the answer is:
magnet
'attractive thing' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'get man to repair' is the wordplay.
'to repair' indicates anagramming the letters (letters are fixed or repaired).
'get'+'man'='getman'
'getman' with letters rearranged gives 'MAGNET'.
'an' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for magnet that I've seen before include "facility for drawing?" , "Attractive piece of metal" , "Drawing influence?" , "One that attracts" , "It has the power to attract iron" .)