> It comes down to this:
> What is the xpath expression for looking up an attributes 
> value if the name value of the attribute you need to lookup 
> is in a variable?  So something like this:
> 
> <xsl:value-of select="[@ = '$some_variable']"/>
> 

Do try to avoid making random guesses at the syntax, it will take you
months to discover the right answer that way.

select="@*[name() = $var]"

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