Cryptic crossword clue
Some backed having extra facility for The Listener figures 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TRAPEZIA

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The straight part
We know that "figures" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case figures = trapezia.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TRAPEZIA mean?

TRAPEZIA noun
  1. A four-sided polygon with two sides parallel
  2. A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.
  3. The trapezium bone of the wrist.
  4. A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the posterior extension of its transverse fibers.

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