Figure a small number continue to badger (7)
I believe the answer is:
nonagon
'figure' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a small number continue to badger' is the wordplay.
'a small number' becomes 'no' (abbreviation for 'number').
'continue' becomes 'on' (I've seen this in other clues).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'badger' becomes 'nag' (I've seen this before).
'on' after 'nag' is 'nagon'.
'no'+'nagon'='NONAGON'
(Other definitions for nonagon that I've seen before include "Nine-sided shape" , "Nine-sided figure" , "Figure with nine sides" , "Figure with nine, twenty-one Dn" , "Nine-sided polygon" .)