Interest in a time zone (7)
I believe the answer is:
attract
'interest' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a time zone' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'zone' becomes 'tract' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'t'+'tract'='ATTRACT'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for attract that I've seen before include "Behave like a magnet" , "Draw, charm, captivate" , "Appeal to, draw towards" , "Draw towards one, as magnet does metal" , "Allure" .)