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I had poor Isolde worshipped (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idolised

'worshipped' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'i had poor isolde' is the wordplay.
'i had' becomes 'I'd' (common contraction).
'poor' is an anagram indicator.
'isolde' is an anagram of 'olised'.
'id'+'olised'='IDOLISED'

(Other definitions for idolised that I've seen before include "Worshipped like graven image" , "Treated like a pop star" , "Worshipped, say graven image" , "placed on a pedestal" , "Hero-worshipped" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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