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State the proviso (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

condition

This clue is a double definition.

'state' is the first definition.
(I know that condition is a more specific form of the action contract)

'proviso' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for condition that I've seen before include "physical fitness" , "shape" , "term of the contract" , "Part of an agreement" , "State; proviso" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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