Not quite golden, maybe, but visually admired (5)
I believe the answer is:
ogled
'visually admired' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with perception as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'not quite golden maybe' is the wordplay.
'not quite' means to remove the last letter (most but not all of the word).
'maybe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'golden' with its last letter taken away is 'golde'.
'golde' anagrammed gives 'OGLED'.
'but' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ogled that I've seen before include "Eyed lecherously" , "Looked at lecherously" , "Eyed lustfully" , "Longingly looked at" , "Eyed in a lascivious manner" .)