Like the attraction of a moving picture (5)
I believe the answer is:
fatal
'like' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'the attraction of a moving picture' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'fal' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fatal that I've seen before include "Involving death" , "Bringing death" , "Death-dealing" , "Unavoidable" , "Resulting in disaster or death" .)