Greatly enjoyed dressing to meet journalist (8)
I believe the answer is:
relished
'greatly enjoyed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'dressing to meet journalist' is the wordplay.
'dressing' becomes 'relish' (I've seen this before).
'to meet' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'relish'+'ed'='RELISHED'
(Other definitions for relished that I've seen before include "He's riled, having enjoyed the taste" , "Greatly enjoyed" .)