Upstanding American lawyer given note about respect (6)

I believe the answer is:

admire

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'respect' is the definition.
(I know that admire is a kind of respect)

'upstanding american lawyer given note about' is the wordplay.
'upstanding' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'american lawyer' becomes 'DA' (abbreviation for District Attorney).
'given note' becomes 'mi' (as in 'do re mi'. I am not sure about the 'given' bit.).
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'da' in reverse letter order is 'ad'.
'ad'+'mi'+'re'='ADMIRE'

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(Other definitions for admire that I've seen before include "Have respect for, esteem" , "Have a high opinion of" , "Hold in high regard" , "Think highly of, esteem" , "Esteem, have high regard for" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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