The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STUPOR
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result STUPOR
- Possible effect of number raised being in endless supply
- Proust reinterpreted produces mental dullness
- A state of shock as US port bombed
- Puts up with men in a drunken daze?
- Being out of place in harbour, finally sailor returned
- Proust novel in state of unconsciousness
- Mist up oriel, a little haze
- Accommodates men in drunken state?
- Rubbish Proust — result of too much drink?
- Love places rebellious Romeo in daze
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The straight part
We know that "daze" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case daze = stupor.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STUPOR mean?
STUPOR noun- A state of reduced consciousness or sensibility.
- A state in which one has difficulty in thinking or using one’s senses.
- To place into a stupor; to stupefy.