Relationship held in admiration (5)

I believe the answer is:

ratio

'relationship' is the definition.
(relationship between two numbers)

'held in admiration' is the wordplay.
'held in' indicates a hidden word.
'RATIO' can be found hidden inside 'admiration'.

(Other definitions for ratio that I've seen before include "Proportional relation between two numbers" , "figures in relationship" , "Quotient, proportion" , "Quotient of two numbers" , "Proportional relationship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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