Fine coffee a leftist praised (9)
I believe the answer is:
flattered
'praised' is the definition.
(flattering is a kind of praising)
'fine coffee a leftist' is the wordplay.
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'coffee' becomes 'latte' (I've seen this before).
'a leftist' becomes 'red' (red can informally mean communist).
'f'+'latte'+'red'='FLATTERED'
(Other definitions for flattered that I've seen before include "Praise somewhat dishonestly" , "Praised insincerely" , "Praised excessively" , "Treated to insincere praise" , "Blandished" .)