A cute call about figure (9)
I believe the answer is:
calculate
'figure' is the definition.
(I know that figure can be written as calculate)
'a cute call about' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'cute'+'call'='acutecall'
'acutecall' anagrammed gives 'CALCULATE'.
(Other definitions for calculate that I've seen before include "Solve by mathematical procedure" , "Compute or reckon" , "'Work out, compute (9)'" , "Determine mathematically" , "Think about" .)