Salutations (9)
I believe the answer is:
greetings
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">salutations</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('greeting' can be a synonym of 'salutation')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for greetings that I've seen before include "Expressions of goodwill on meeting" , "Salutations" , "Kind of card" , "Words of welcome" , "Welcomes; regards" .)