Love a lout and I spoiled (9)
I believe the answer is:
adulation
'love' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'a lout and i spoiled' is the wordplay.
'spoiled' indicates an anagram.
'lout'+'and'+'i'='loutandi'
'loutandi' anagrammed gives 'dulation'.
'a'+'dulation'='ADULATION'
(Other definitions for adulation that I've seen before include "Adoration, idolisation" , "Excessive admiration" , "Servile flattery" , "Worshipping" , "Hero-worship" .)