Might aide ramble briefly about deserving respect? (9)
I believe the answer is:
admirable
'deserving respect?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'might aide ramble briefly' is the wordplay.
'might' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'briefly' means to remove the last letter.
'aide'+'ramble'='aideramble'
'aideramble' with its final letter taken off is 'aiderambl'.
'aiderambl' anagrammed gives 'ADMIRABLE'.
'about' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for admirable that I've seen before include "Splendid" , "Deserving of praise" , "Worthy of being held in high esteem" , "Deserving of esteem" , "Commendable" .)