Person put on a pedestal (4)
I believe the answer is:
idol
'person put on a pedestal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for idol that I've seen before include "Images of devotion" , "Worshipped statue" , "A matinee -- is a handsome actor" , "Graven image (sometimes false?)" , "Someone much loved" .)