Pins back soldiers in daze (6)
I believe the answer is:
stupor
'daze' is the definition.
(I know that daze can be written as stupor)
'pins back soldiers' is the wordplay.
'pins' becomes 'puts' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'soldiers' becomes 'OR' (Other Ranks).
'puts' written backwards gives 'stup'.
'stup'+'or'='STUPOR'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stupor that I've seen before include "State of being stunned" , "Proust found in dazed condition" , "State of shock" , "Almost unconscious state" , "Mental torpor" .)