Figure this one's crooked, not straight (9)

I believe the answer is:

dishonest

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'not straight' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'figure this one's crooked' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'd' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'crooked' indicates anagramming the letters (a crooked or disrupted version of the letters).
'this'+'ones'='thisones'
'thisones' with letters rearranged gives 'ishonest'.
'd'+'ishonest'='DISHONEST'

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(Other definitions for dishonest that I've seen before include "shifty" , "Untrustworthy" , "Deceitful - hedonists (anag)" , "Untruthful - mendacious" , "Crooked" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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