Liam with beard possibly deserving respect (9)
I believe the answer is:
admirable
'deserving respect' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'liam with beard possibly' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'liam' put after 'beard' is 'beardliam'.
'beardliam' with letters rearranged gives 'ADMIRABLE'.
(Other definitions for admirable that I've seen before include "Deserving of praise" , "Praiseworthy" , "Worthy of being held in high opinion" , "Splendid" , "Outstanding" .)