Money is enticement across China's capital (5)
I believe the answer is:
lucre
'money' is the definition.
(I know that lucre is a type of money)
'enticement across china's capital' is the wordplay.
'enticement' becomes 'lure' (synonyms).
'across' is an insertion indicator.
'capital' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'chinas' is 'c'.
'lure' going around 'c' is 'LUCRE'.
'is' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for lucre that I've seen before include "Money or wealth" , "Possession of the rich" , "Bread, dough, lolly" , "Scornful word for money that may be 1 Across" , "(Filthy) profit" .)