Its said to be the full amount of praise (10)
I believe the answer is:
compliment
'praise' is the definition.
(I know this)
'its said to be the full amount of' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'said' could be 't' (I've seen this in other clues) and 't' is found in the answer.
'amount' could be 'li' (li is a kind of amount) and 'li' is found in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for compliment that I've seen before include "Commend, flatter" , "Expression of polite admiration" , "pat on the back" , "Politely congratulate" , "tribute" .)