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Seed attracts Italian songbird (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pipit

'songbird' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'seed attracts italian' is the wordplay.
'seed' becomes 'pip' (I've seen this before).
'attracts' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'italian' becomes 'it'.
'pip'+'it'='PIPIT'

(Other definitions for pipit that I've seen before include "Lark-like bird" , "Meadowland bird" , "Small bird of rock or meadow" , "Ground-dwelling songbird" , "Singer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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