State of great fear (sometimes blue?) (4)

I believe the answer is:

funk

(Other definitions for funk that I've seen before include "State of fear - type of music" , "State of nervousness - syncopated black dance music" , "Stew" , "US black dance music" , "Form of dance music" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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