The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NUMERICAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
N
U
M
E
R
I
C
A
L
More clues leading to the result NUMERICAL
- Heath left after miners, indicating figures
- Botched manicure dreadful, ultimately, in digits?
- Heath left behind miners dealing with figures
- Figurative French article written up — they dig Cantona up top
- Digital manicure shaped tip of fingernail
- Take lid off global power to fill void, at last going digital
- Heard modern miracle re-established a kind of order
- Designer manicure on fingernail, ultimately digital?
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The straight part
We know that "Figurative" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case figurative = numerical.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does NUMERICAL mean?
NUMERICAL adjective- Of or pertaining to numbers
- The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical.