Crossword Genius

Incentive to house one hundred in rundown tenement (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enticement

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'incentive' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'house one hundred in rundown tenement' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'one' could be 'me' (a setter might use 'one' to humourously mean 'me') and 'me' is found within the answer.
'hundred' could be 'c' (Roman numeral) and 'c' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for enticement that I've seen before include "Allure" , "Something alluring" , "Something which tempts" , "Attraction" , "Carrot" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.