Warm southern greetings (6)
I believe the answer is:
toasts
'greetings' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'warm southern' is the wordplay.
'warm' becomes 'toast' (toast can mean to heat up).
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'toast'+'s'='TOASTS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for toasts that I've seen before include "Raises glass in tribute" , "Browns proposals of health" , "Raises glass in salute" , "Drinks to the health of" .)