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Greet workers led by wag (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shake hands

'greet' is the definition.
(shaking hands is a kind of greeting)

'workers led by wag' is the wordplay.
'workers' becomes 'hands' (hand is a kind of worker).
'led by' says to put letters next to each other.
'wag' becomes 'shake' ('shake' can be a synonym of 'wag').
'hands' put after 'shake' is 'SHAKE HANDS'.

(Other definitions for shake hands that I've seen before include "Greet" , "Finalise agreement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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