Rhode Island job, attractive ultimately, gets quick response (7)
I believe the answer is:
riposte
'quick response' is the definition.
(as in a witty riposte)
'rhode island job attractive ultimately' is the wordplay.
'rhode island' becomes 'ri' (US postal abbreviation).
'job' becomes 'post' (post is a kind of job).
'ultimately' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'attractive' is 'e'.
'ri'+'post'+'e'='RIPOSTE'
'gets' is the link.
(Other definitions for riposte that I've seen before include "Reply, retort" , "Poster I alter for repartee" , "Rejoin" , "Quick retort or return hit in fencing" , "Counter-thrust" .)