Poised (8)
I believe the answer is:
balanced
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">poised</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for balanced that I've seen before include "Stable - poised" , "Having different elements in the correct proportions, in a diet say" , "Poised, held in equilibrium" , "Even" , "Composed - unbiased" .)