Specify a condition (5)

I believe the answer is:

state

I believe this is a double definition.

'specify' is the first definition.
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'a condition' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for state that I've seen before include "Part of America" , "E.g. Georgia" , "For example, New York or Washington but not Boston or Philadelphia" , "Civil government of a country" , "Specify condition" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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