Respectable post (7)

I believe the answer is:

upright

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'respectable' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'post' is the second definition.
(vertical post)

(Other definitions for upright that I've seen before include "Key item" , "Moral" , "Vertical post in rugby goal - strictly honourable" , "Perpendicular" , "Type of piano" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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