Like the attraction of a rich man? (5)

I believe the answer is:

fatal

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'like the attraction' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'a rich man?' is the wordplay.
'a rich' becomes 'fat'.
'man?' becomes 'al' (**).
'fat'+'al'='FATAL'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for fatal that I've seen before include "Causing death, say accident" , "Unavoidable" , "Disastrous, maybe lethal" , "Leading to disaster" , "Causing or leading up to death" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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