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Greet us clumsily and wave (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gesture

'wave' is the definition.

'greet us clumsily' is the wordplay.
'clumsily' indicates an anagram.
'greet'+'us'='greetus'
'greetus' with letters rearranged gives 'GESTURE'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for gesture that I've seen before include "Arm signal" , "Hand motion" , "Movement, indication" , "Message through movement" , "Sign with the hand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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