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Attract Liberal, in a manner of speaking (5)

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I believe the answer is:

drawl

'manner of speaking' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'attract liberal' is the wordplay.
'attract' becomes 'draw' (synonyms).
'liberal' becomes 'l' (abbreviation).
'draw'+'l'='DRAWL'

'in a' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for drawl that I've seen before include "Prolong vowel sounds" , "Speak with lengthy vowel sounds" , "Speak slowly and affectedly" , "Actor James Stewart's way of talking" , "Affected speech" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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