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Respect, admiration (6)

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I believe the answer is:

esteem

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'respect' is the first definition.
(I know that respect is a more specific form of fear)

'admiration' is the second definition.
(I know that admiration can be written as esteem)

(Other definitions for esteem that I've seen before include "Admiration, regard" , "Hold in high regard and respect" , "Venerate" , "High regard as for customer" , "Set a high value on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Times.
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