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Folding business that keeps producing figures? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

origami

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This might be a double definition.

'folding' is the first definition.
(origami involves folding)

'business that keeps producing figures?' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for origami that I've seen before include "It's crafty folding" , "Paper-folding skill" , "Japanese craft of paper-tearing" , "newspaper folded?" , "Art of crafting objects from paper" .)

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