Specify the condition (5)

I believe the answer is:

state

This clue is a double definition.

'specify' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'the condition' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for state that I've seen before include "eg Alaska" , "Speak" , "Claim" , "Say; country" , "Assert; nation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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