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Choose to figure in a terrible deed (6)

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decide

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'choose to' is the definition.
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'figure in a terrible deed' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'ci' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'a terrible' indicates anagramming the letters.
'deed' anagrammed gives 'dede'.
'ci' inserted into 'dede' is 'DECIDE'.

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(Other definitions for decide that I've seen before include "Settle conclusively" , "Conclude" , "Make a judgment" , "Resolve or give a judgment" , "Adjudicate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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