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Figure the mule ran off (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

numeral

'figure' is the definition.
(a numeral is a figure representing a number)

'mule ran off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'mule'+'ran'='muleran'
'muleran' with letters rearranged gives 'NUMERAL'.

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for numeral that I've seen before include "Figure representing an integer" , "Figure denoting a number" , "Affable and sociable" , "Figure or symbol like '1', for example" , "Eg, two or seven" .)

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