Admire a lot (7)
I believe the answer is:
adulate
'admire a lot' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for adulate that I've seen before include "Excessively admire" , "Worship" , "Flatter obsequiously" , "Flatter excessively" , "Praise obsequiously" .)