Approaches a saner condition (5)
I believe the answer is:
nears
'approaches' is the definition.
(I know this)
'a saner condition' is the wordplay.
'condition' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'conditions' mean this (letters must be in a new condition)).
'saner' with letters rearranged gives 'NEARS'.
(Other definitions for nears that I've seen before include "Bears down" , "Draws closer to" , "Moves towards" , "Draws close" , "Approaches - snare (anag)" .)