It's about funny ladies one thinks so highly! (8)
I believe the answer is:
idealist
'one thinks so highly' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'it's about funny ladies' is the wordplay.
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'funny' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ladies' anagrammed gives 'dealis'.
'it' placed around 'dealis' is 'IDEALIST'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for idealist that I've seen before include "Person with lofty and unselfish aspirations" , "Person striving for perfection" , "Details I accumulated about person with best intentions" , "Impractical person" , "One has high hopes" .)