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TioMateo | 18:19 Mon 27th Dec 2021 | Crosswords
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Everybody may see soldiers used in American attractions (7) A?L?R?S. It looks as if it has to be ALLURES (ALL + RE inside US), but that would require an ALLURE (Noun) to be an ATTRACTION.
Is this an Americanism that is not in Chambers?
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allure /əˈljʊə,əˈljɔː/ Learn to pronounce noun the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating. "people for whom gold holds no allure" Similar: attraction lure draw pull appeal glamour
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allure
/əˈljʊə,əˈljɔː/
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noun
the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.
"people for whom gold holds no allure"
Similar:
attraction
lure
draw
pull
appeal
glamour
18:21 Mon 27th Dec 2021
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Many thanks Mamyalynne. After looking more carefully in Chambers, I found it is there, although not 100% obvious. I particularly recognised "people for whom gold holds no allure".
18:29 Mon 27th Dec 2021

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