Respect introduced to English backs (6)

I believe the answer is:

esteem

(Other definitions for esteem that I've seen before include "Rate highly" , "credit" , "Value highly" , "Venerate" , "Think highly of, have regard for" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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