Taking industrial action is attractive (8)

I believe the answer is:

striking

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'taking industrial action' is the definition.
'striking' can be an answer for 'action' (striking is a kind of action). I'm unsure of the 'taking industrial' bit.

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(Other definitions for striking that I've seen before include "Dramatically beautiful" , "Remarkable; hitting" , "not working" , "Prominent" , "Attracting attention by reason of being unusual" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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