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Express a condition (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

state

I believe this is a double definition.

'express' is the first definition.
(I know that state is a kind of express)

'a condition' is the second definition.
(the state something is in)

(Other definitions for state that I've seen before include "Speak" , "eg Rhode Island" , "Declare - political unit" , "Say; condition" , "Civil government of a country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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