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General, in Venice, to return greeting (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

othello

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'general in venice' is the definition.
'othello' can be an answer for 'general' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'in venice' bit.

'to return greeting' is the wordplay.
'return' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'greeting' becomes 'hello' (hello is a kind of greeting).
'to' backwards is 'ot'.
'ot'+'hello'='OTHELLO'

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(Other definitions for othello that I've seen before include "Dramatic work" , "Shakespeare play set in Venice/Cyprus" , "player from Stratford" , "Dramatic Moor" , "drama!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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