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Nervously meet seed, highly regarded (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

esteemed

'highly regarded' is the definition.

'nervously meet seed' is the wordplay.
'nervously' is an anagram indicator.
'meet'+'seed'='meetseed'
'meetseed' with letters rearranged gives 'ESTEEMED'.

(Other definitions for esteemed that I've seen before include "Highly-valued" , "Respected and appreciated like customer" , "Prized" , "Meet seed being thought well of" , "Prestigious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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