Respects highly (7)

I believe the answer is:

admires

(Other definitions for admires that I've seen before include "Applauds" , "Takes pleasure" , "Has high opinion of" , "Looks up to" , "what a lover does" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.

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