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What attracts people to Leeds on tours (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lodestone

'what attracts people' is the definition.
(a lodestone attracts attention)

'to leeds on tours' is the wordplay.
'tours' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters roam or tour around).
'to'+'leeds'+'on'='toleedson'
'toleedson' with letters rearranged gives 'LODESTONE'.

(Other definitions for lodestone that I've seen before include "Mineral" , "Magnetite" , "focus of attention" , "Magnet" , "naturally attractive?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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