Greeting he will love (5)

I believe the answer is:

hello

'greeting' is the definition.
(I know that hello is a type of greeting)

'he will love' is the wordplay.
'will' becomes ''ll' (contracted form, as in 'he'll' - 'he will').
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'he'+'ll'+'o'='HELLO'

(Other definitions for hello that I've seen before include "Publication" , "I say" , "Musical with Satchmo and Streisand" , "Conversation starter" , "Meeting greeting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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