Places to the north with men in a dazed state (6)
I believe the answer is:
stupor
'a dazed state' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'places to the north with men' is the wordplay.
'places' becomes 'puts' ('put' can be a synonym of 'place').
'to the north' says the letters should be written backwards.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'men' becomes 'or' (I've seen this in other clues).
'puts' written backwards gives 'stup'.
'stup'+'or'='STUPOR'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for stupor that I've seen before include "State of senselessness" , "State of lethargy" , "State of being stunned" , "numbness" , "Mental torpor" .)