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It has lots to attract buyers (4,2,7)

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4,2,7

7,4

sale by auction

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'it has lots to attract buyers' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'it has lots' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'it' could be 'sa' (old-fashioned abbreviation for sex appeal) and 'sa' is located in the answer.
'lots' could be 'c' and 'c' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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