Figure in politics, eventually (5)
I believe the answer is:
seven
'figure' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'in politics eventually' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'SEVEN' can be found hidden inside 'politics eventually'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for seven that I've seen before include "VII" , "Wonders of the World - Deadly Sins" , "Number of dwarfs (or deadly sins)" , "equivalent of uproar [7D]" , "Number of sisters in Sussex" .)