Copy the figures (5)

I believe the answer is:

mimic

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'copy' is the definition.
(mimicking is a kind of copying)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for mimic that I've seen before include "Ape" , "Appear just like" , "Impersonator" , "Go round a bend (in car)" , "Take (someone) off" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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