The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ADJUDGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
A
D
J
U
D
G
E
More clues leading to the result ADJUDGE
- Failure to impress Jack in time to get award
- Consider US lawyer’s twisted justice
- Decide on publicity estimate?
- Adjective used extremely oddly goes to pronounce sentence
- Determine to be member of panel assessing commercials?
- Value a daughter on recorder
- Consider latter-day Deborah, perhaps
- Award present referee
- Determine today’s rate
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "Value" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case value = adjudge.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ADJUDGE mean?
ADJUDGE verb- To declare to be.
- To deem or determine to be.
- To award judicially; to assign.