Peruse in pure admiration (4)

I believe the answer is:

read

'peruse' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in pure admiration' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'READ' can be found hidden inside 'pure admiration'.

(Other definitions for read that I've seen before include "Looked at and understood" , "Interpreted, for example" , "Study (for a degree?)" , "See - peruse - understand" , "Measure energy or fuel consumption" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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