How do I solve 18 across in Express Cryptic 20260520?

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18 across reads "It's attractive when there's a current" (13 letters); the answer is ELECTROMAGNET. It's a cryptic definition: the whole clue is a playful or punny description of the answer. No wordplay decomposition to do — read laterally and identify what's being described. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

It's attractive when there's a current (13)

18A — It's attractive when there's a current (13) — ELECTROMAGNET