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From the pictures I figure how old people are (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

images

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'from the pictures i' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'figure how old people are' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'image' ('image' can be a synonym of 'figure').
'how old people are' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'image'+'s'='IMAGES'

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(Other definitions for images that I've seen before include "Pictures, representations" , "Pictures or photos" , "Likenesses or effigies" , "Likenesses, representations" , "Pictures; metaphors" .)

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