The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EXALTED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result EXALTED
- Old Cockney’s stopped getting high
- Revered former editor pinching a large journalist’s bottom
- Praised genuine topless guy grabbing kiss
- Ecstatic former partner stopped missing husband
- Praised former lover and stopped missing head
- Acclaimed cockney charm given a rest
- Dignified, but terribly elated, accepted vote
- Old lover attached to gangster and rocker gets praised
- Honoured by former key journalist
- Former partner stopped missing husband? That's grand
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What does EXALTED mean?
EXALTED verb- To honor; to hold in high esteem.
- To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
- To elate, or fill with the joy of success.
- To refine or subtilize.
- Praised, honored.
- Noble, sublime; heavenly.
- Elated; blissful.