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Girl I greet excitedly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gertie

'girl' is the definition.

'i greet excitedly' is the wordplay.
'excitedly' indicates an anagram.
'i'+'greet'='igreet'
'igreet' with letters rearranged gives 'GERTIE'.

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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