Being very close, give them figure-hugging jumper (9)
I believe the answer is:
tightknit
'being very' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'close give them figure-hugging jumper' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'close' could be 'tight' (synonyms) and 'tight' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'knit' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tightknit that I've seen before include "well-organised" , "Closely integrated" , "organised carefully" , "Closely bound" .)