Admired ones (5)
I believe the answer is:
idols
'admired ones' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for idols that I've seen before include "objects such as the Golden Calf" , "Effigies worshipped as gods" , "Heroes" , "Solid kind of images" , "Graven images sometimes worshipped" .)