Praise whenever I'm darning trousers in recession (6)
I believe the answer is:
admire
'praise' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'whenever i'm darning trousers in recession' is the wordplay.
'trousers' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (to trouser can mean to steal or take).
'in recession' says the letters should be written in reverse (letters recede or go back).
'erimda' is hidden in the letters of 'whenever im darning'.
'erimda' reversed gives 'ADMIRE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for admire that I've seen before include "Regard approvingly" , "Have high regard for, think well of" , "Have a high opinion of" , "like very much" , "Think highly of, esteem" .)