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The figure dad gets right (3)

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par

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'the figure' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'dad gets right' is the wordplay.
'dad' becomes 'pa' (both can mean one's father).
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'pa'+'r'='PAR'

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(Other definitions for par that I've seen before include "Mean" , "Rating of strokes required for hole (golf)" , "Normal number of strokes for a hole at golf" , "Normal level or standard" , "Norm" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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