Much-desired (4)
(Other definitions for dear that I've seen before include "Baby" , "Darling" , "At a high cost" , "love" , "Pricey" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">much-desired</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>