One who offers excessive praise (9)
I believe the answer is:
flatterer
(Other definitions for flatterer that I've seen before include "One uses butter" , "Person who imitates, perhaps" , "Sycophant" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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