Notice superior language conveying love and hero-worship (9)
I believe the answer is:
adulation
'hero-worship' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'notice superior language conveying love' is the wordplay.
'notice' becomes 'ad'.
'superior' becomes 'u' (I've seen this in other clues).
'language' becomes 'latin' (Latin is an example**).
'conveying' is an insertion indicator.
'love' becomes 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero').
'latin' going around 'o' is 'lation'.
'ad'+'u'+'lation'='ADULATION'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for adulation that I've seen before include "Adoration, idolisation" , "Hero-worship" , "Praise - flattery" , "Excessive admiration" , "Servile flattery" .)