Seed attracts Italian songbird (5)
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" .)