Worthy of respect (9)
I believe the answer is:
estimable
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">worthy of respect</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for estimable that I've seen before include "Deserving respect" , "respected" , "Highly valued" , "Worthy of great respect" , "worthy of deep respect" .)