Figure to finish a repair (4)

I believe the answer is:

mend

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'a repair' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'figure to finish' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'm' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to finish' becomes 'end' ('end' can be a synonym of 'finish').
'm'+'end'='MEND'

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(Other definitions for mend that I've seen before include "Make improvements" , "Put right" , "Heal" , "Fix, repair" , "'Restore, fix (4)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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