To a lower position (4)
I believe the answer is:
down
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">to a lower position</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for down that I've seen before include "Depressed - drink" , "Depressed; swallow" , "drink at speed" , "Feathers of eider duck" , "Soft fine feathers" .)