Sturdy metal fixing; hold the attention of (5)

I believe the answer is:

rivet

(Other definitions for rivet that I've seen before include "Engross attention" , "Pin for joining metal" , "Bolt in iron" , "Steel-plate pin" , "Metal fixing pin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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