Law suit finally disposed of – for a figure (6)
I believe the answer is:
statue
'law suit' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'finally disposed of for a figure' is the wordplay.
'finally disposed of' becomes 'ue' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'a figure' becomes 'stat' (statistic).
'ue' put after 'stat' is 'STATUE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for statue that I've seen before include "Still work" , "Solid representation of the human form" , "A carved image or effigy" , "A carved or moulded effigy" , "Artistic work" .)