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Affected stylish greeting (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chichi

'affected' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'stylish greeting' is the wordplay.
'stylish' becomes 'chic' ('chic' can be similar in meaning to 'stylish').
'greeting' becomes 'hi' (hi is a kind of greeting).
'chic'+'hi'='CHICHI'

(Other definitions for chichi that I've seen before include "Pretentiously stylish" , "self-consciously stylish" , "Pretentious" , "Affectedly stylish" , "Very smart and sophisticated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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