The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DECIMAL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DECIMAL
- A pointed figure?
- Counting system with a point to it
- Figure boy keeping vermin should be turned over
- There’s a point to this medical treatment
- Top of loft in the morning frozen up: that’s beside the point
- Mathematically it’s beside the point
- Point wrongly claimed
- There’s a point in this system
- There has to be a point when using this system
- Boy trapping vermin recoiled a fraction
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The straight part
We know that "Figure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case figure = decimal.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.
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What does DECIMAL mean?
DECIMAL noun- A number expressed in the base-ten system, a fractional numeral written in this system.
- The decimal system itself.
- A decimal place.
- A decimal point.
- To represent with numbers after a decimal point
- Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.