Places reversed -- soldiers in a daze (6)
I believe the answer is:
stupor
'in a daze' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'places reversed soldiers' is the wordplay.
'places' becomes 'puts' ('put' can be a synonym of 'place').
'reversed' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'soldiers' becomes 'OR' (Other Ranks).
'puts' reversed gives 'stup'.
'stup'+'or'='STUPOR'
(Other definitions for stupor that I've seen before include "lethargic" , "Apathy" , "Almost unconscious condition caused by drink or drugs" , "Dazed or unconscious condition, sometimes caused by alcohol" , "Dazed state; Proust (anag.)" .)