The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TREASURED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TREASURED
- True dears, awfully precious
- Cherished walk around firm
- Pet never failing to disrupt walk
- Revered priest ultimately comforted, having lost heart
- Precious safe pinched by tramp
- Much-loved, Trump’s leadership restored confidence having abandoned the centre
- Criminal arrested smuggling uranium, valued highly
- Loved pace: certain to get an innings
- Valued guaranteed break in walk
- Firm feeding tramp’s highly thought of
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The straight part
We know that "Much-loved" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case much-loved = treasured.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TREASURED mean?
TREASURED verb- (of a person or thing) To consider to be precious; to value highly.
- To store or stow in a safe place.
- To enrich.
- Valued (especially having a personal value)