Respect high for royal staff (7)
I believe the answer is:
sceptre
'royal staff' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'respect high' is the wordplay.
'high' indicates anagramming the letters (like drunk).
'respect' is an anagram of 'SCEPTRE'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for sceptre that I've seen before include "Official staff" , "Monarch's ceremonial staff" , "Emblem of royalty" , "Part of the royal regalia" , "Royal staff (paired with 2 down)" .)