Dig dirt on a Democrat (6)
I believe the answer is:
admire
'dig' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'dirt on a democrat' is the wordplay.
'dirt' becomes 'mire' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'democrat' becomes 'd'.
'a'+'d'='ad'
'mire' put after 'ad' is 'ADMIRE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for admire that I've seen before include "Think highly of, esteem" , "Hold in high regard" , "Dig" , "Have a high opinion of" , "Respect greatly" .)