Admiration for new sceptre (7)
I believe the answer is:
respect
'admiration' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'new sceptre' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'sceptre' is an anagram of 'RESPECT'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for respect that I've seen before include "Appreciate - consideration" , "Refuse to offend" , "value" , "Appreciate - courtesy" , "Due regard; detail" .)