Low state (4)
I believe the answer is:
funk
'low state' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for funk that I've seen before include "Form of dance music" , "Chicken out of" , "Nervous fear - type of jazz" , "Black, heavily syncopated dance music" , "State of nervousness - syncopated black dance music" .)