Loves what may be so dear (6)
I believe the answer is:
adores
'loves' is the definition.
(adoring is a kind of loving)
'may be so dear' is the wordplay.
'may be' is an anagram indicator.
'so'+'dear'='sodear'
'sodear' with letters rearranged gives 'ADORES'.
'what' is the link.
This may not be right. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adores that I've seen before include "is lover" , "Worships, venerates" , "Worships as divine" , "Loves deeply, worships" , "Loves; reveres" .)