Pillar of the community (6)

I believe the answer is:

worthy

(Other definitions for worthy that I've seen before include "Deserving, meritorious" , "Meriting respect or reward" , "Notability" , "valuable" , "Deserving or virtuous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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