In figures, it's possible to cheat, even (7)
I believe the answer is:
matched
'even' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'in figures it's possible to cheat' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'cheat' is 'atche' which is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for matched that I've seen before include "Equalled; paired" , "Equal (in quality or strength)" , "Was compatible with" , "Equalised" , "Exactly alike" .)