regards highly (7)
I believe the answer is:
esteems
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">regards highly</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for esteems that I've seen before include "Values highly" , "Regards highly" , "Prizes or admires" , "Treasures" .)