A pretty attractive sort of accent? (5)

I believe the answer is:

acute

'sort of accent?' is the definition.
(accent acute is a type of accent mark)

'a pretty attractive' is the wordplay.
'pretty attractive' becomes 'cute' (cute can mean attractive).
'a'+'cute'='ACUTE'

(Other definitions for acute that I've seen before include "Sharp; type of accent" , "feature at the beginning and end of a French summer" , "Severe; French accent" , "Shrewd; serious" , "Angle of less than 39 degrees" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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