Gesture of greeting or parting (9)

I believe the answer is:

handshake

(Other definitions for handshake that I've seen before include "Friendly gesture" , "Conventional greeting of manual kind" , "acknowledgment" , "Gesture of greeting or of agreeing a deal" , "Form of greeting" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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