Adored by fans, I did lose out (8)
I believe the answer is:
idolised
'adored' is the definition.
(I know that adored can be written as idolised)
'i did lose out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'did'+'lose'='didlose'
'didlose' with letters rearranged gives 'dolised'.
'i'+'dolised'='IDOLISED'
'by fans' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for idolised that I've seen before include "Worshipped like graven image" , "Worshipped, say graven image" , "Treated like a pop star" , "Revered, greatly loved" , "Hero-worshipped" .)