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Fix geometric ratio with any number (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pin

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'fix' is the definition.
(to pin is to fix in place)

'geometric ratio with any number' is the wordplay.
'geometric ratio' becomes 'pi' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'any number' becomes 'n' (mathematical symbol for an unspecified number).
'pi'+'n'='PIN'

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(Other definitions for pin that I've seen before include "form of identification" , "Peg or nail" , "Stick with flag placed in golf hole" , "Tack; fasten" , "Small pointed metal fastener" .)

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