Loves one so dear perhaps (6)
I believe the answer is:
adores
'loves' is the definition.
(adoring is a kind of loving)
'one so dear perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'so'+'dear'='sodear'
'sodear' is an anagram of 'ADORES'.
(Other definitions for adores that I've seen before include "Soared (anag.)" , "is lover" , "Loves intensely" , "holds dear" , "Worships as divine" .)