Aim at getting unusual praise (6)
I believe the answer is:
aspire
'aim at' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'unusual praise' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates an anagram.
'praise' is an anagram of 'ASPIRE'.
'getting' is the link.
(Other definitions for aspire that I've seen before include "Aim, have an ambitious plan" , "Aim at high things" , "Have ambition (to achieve something)" , "Have a strong desire to reach an objective" , "Hope, dream" .)