Esteemed and confident, taking a walkabout (9)
I believe the answer is:
treasured
'esteemed' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'confident taking a walkabout' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'confident' could be 'sure' (similar in meaning) and 'sure' is located in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for treasured that I've seen before include "Chersihed, held dear" , "Valuable" , "Much-valued" , "Cherished, held dear" , "thought highly of" .)