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Respected, a daughter bogged down (7)

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I believe the answer is:

admired

'respected' is the definition.
(admiring is a kind of respecting)

'a daughter bogged down' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'bogged down' becomes 'mired' ('mire' can be a synonym of 'bog down').
'a'+'d'+'mired'='ADMIRED'

(Other definitions for admired that I've seen before include "regarded with respect" , "Esteemed" , "Held in high regard" , "Popular" , "Looked up to" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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