Had a raffle that attracted a great many (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

drew lots

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'had a raffle' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'attracted a great many' is the wordplay.
'attracted' becomes 'drew' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a great many' becomes 'lots' (I've seen this in another clue).
'drew'+'lots'='DREW LOTS'

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