Affectionately greet me coming back before two (7)

I believe the answer is:

embrace

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'affectionately greet' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'me coming back before two' is the wordplay.
'coming back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'two' becomes 'brace' (brace is a kind of two).
'me' reversed gives 'em'.
'em'+'brace'='EMBRACE'

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(Other definitions for embrace that I've seen before include "Clasp in arms, hug" , "Warmly welcome" , "Hug; adopt" , "squeeze" , "Include (in one's arms)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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