Tangent of 45 degrees (3)

I believe the answer is:

one

(Other definitions for one that I've seen before include "Unity" , "Leading cardinal" , "I can mean this" , "Smallest whole number" , "Identical; number" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times and The Washington Post.

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