English press picked up prize (6)
I believe the answer is:
esteem
'prize' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'english press picked up' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'press' becomes 'meets' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'picked up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'meets' backwards is 'steem'.
'e'+'steem'='ESTEEM'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for esteem that I've seen before include "Hold in deference and respect" , "Rate highly" , "High regard as for customer" , "Respect and admiration" , "Think highly of, have regard for" .)