Standing figures with no energy (6)
I believe the answer is:
status
'standing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'figures with no energy' is the wordplay.
'figures' becomes 'statues' (statue is a kind of figure).
'with no' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mc2).
'statues' with 'e' taken out is 'STATUS'.
(Other definitions for status that I've seen before include "High rank or prestige" , "Position eg in society" , "Social ranking" , "Social position - prestige" , "Standing, condition, position" .)