The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word ARITHMETICIAN
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More clues leading to the result ARITHMETICIAN
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- Certain I am unsure about it, hard I reckon?
- A titchier man, I fancy, may be one who has no trouble with tots!
- Expert on calculating machine trait I engineered
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The straight part
We know that "one can work out the figures" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one can work out the figures = arithmetician.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 ARITHMETICIAN mean?
ARITHMETICIAN noun- One with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician.