Loved as an immortal, or dead, maybe (6)
I believe the answer is:
adored
'loved' is the definition.
(adoring is a kind of loving)
'or dead maybe' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'or'+'dead'='ordead'
'ordead' with letters rearranged gives 'ADORED'.
'as an immortal' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adored that I've seen before include "Loved deeply" , "Loved dearly" , "Really liked" , "Deeply respected" , "Worshipped, loved" .)