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Held in high regard (8)

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esteemed

'held in high regard' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for esteemed that I've seen before include "Thought highly of, say customer" , "Meet seed being thought well of" , "Dear" , "Highly-valued" , "Highly respected like good customer" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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