Biblical king, not entirely one who's admired (4)
I believe the answer is:
hero
'one who's admired' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'biblical king not entirely' is the wordplay.
'biblical king' becomes 'herod' (I've seen this in another clue).
'not entirely' means to remove the last letter (not all of the word).
'herod' with its last letter removed is 'HERO'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hero that I've seen before include "victor" , "Book's chief character" , "One shows exceptional courage" , "Main protagonist" , "Star" .)