Have no attraction - like unprofitable investments? (4,8)

I believe the answer is:

lack interest

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'have no attraction like unprofitable investments?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'have no attraction' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'no' could be 'n' (common abbreviation) and 'n' is found within the answer.
'attraction' could be 'it' ('it' can mean an attractive feature) and 'it' is located in the leftover letters.
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