Greeting as lute played (6)
I believe the answer is:
salute
'greeting' is the definition.
(salute is a kind of greeting)
'as lute played' is the wordplay.
'played' is an anagram indicator.
'as'+'lute'='aslute'
'aslute' is an anagram of 'SALUTE'.
(Other definitions for salute that I've seen before include "A greeting, often military" , "Honour" , "Acknowledge (superior)" , "Hail with a gesture" , "Gunfire, perhaps" .)