I do start to see figures (5)
I believe the answer is:
icons
'figures' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'i do start to see' is the wordplay.
'do' becomes 'con' (both can mean to defraud).
'start to' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'see' is 's'.
'i'+'con'+'s'='ICONS'
(Other definitions for icons that I've seen before include "Computer displays" , "Graphic symbols on computer screens" , "Holy paintings" , "Screen symbols on 4 across" , "Coins forming pointers on computer screens" .)