Esteem; tick (6)
I believe the answer is:
credit
This clue is a double definition.
'esteem' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'tick' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for credit that I've seen before include "Belief - trust - favourable acknowledgment" , "Acknowledgment, recognition or praise" , "Ascribe" , "Due recognition for kind of loan?" , "Approval" .)