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Location with pull, attracting any number (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

town

'location' is the definition.
(town is a kind of location)

'pull attracting any number' is the wordplay.
'pull' becomes 'tow' (tow is a kind of pull).
'attracting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'any number' becomes 'n' (I've seen this in other clues).
'tow'+'n'='TOWN'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for town that I've seen before include "Urban community" , "Person employed to make public announcements" , "Built up area" , "Urban area larger than a village" , "Nelson, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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