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Possibly bar succeeded attracting pensioner (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soap

'possibly bar' is the definition.
(as in a bar of soap)

'succeeded attracting pensioner' is the wordplay.
'succeeded' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation).
'attracting' says to put letters next to each other.
'pensioner' becomes 'OAP' (old age pensioner).
's'+'oap'='SOAP'

(Other definitions for soap that I've seen before include "Sudsy TV show?" , "cake?" , "Long running TV series" , "If soft, it's used to flatter" , "Washing substance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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