Standing figure with us (6)
I believe the answer is:
status
'standing' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'figure with us' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'stat' (statistic).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'stat'+'us'='STATUS'
(Other definitions for status that I've seen before include "Social or professional standing" , "Place in society" , "Position in organisation or in society" , "Position in society etc" , "High social standing" .)