We figure to get united (3)
I believe the answer is:
wed
'united' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'we figure' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'd' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'we'+'d'='WED'
'to get' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wed that I've seen before include "Joined in the dew" , "Join" , "Take in marriage" , "Unite closely" , "Took in marriage" .)