Greeted loudly (and icily?) (6)

I believe the answer is:

hailed

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'greeted' is the definition.
(hailing is a kind of greeting)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for hailed that I've seen before include "Called to or summoned - say taxi" , "Greeted or saluted" , "Greeted like ancient Romans" , "Called, a cab say" , "acknowledged" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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