Figure a new ode to be something worth looking at (5)
I believe the answer is:
video
'figure' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a new ode to be something worth looking at' is the wordplay.
'a new' indicates an anagram.
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'be something worth looking at' becomes 'vi' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ode' is an anagram of 'deo'.
'deo' put after 'vi' is 'VIDEO'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for video that I've seen before include "Recording medium" , "(Tape for) recorder of film etc" , "TV cassette" , "Taped film" , "Recording tape for visual images" .)