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Greeting KL native of great height (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

himalayan

'of great height' is the definition.
(the Himalayas are a mountain range)

'greeting kl native' is the wordplay.
'greeting' becomes 'hi' (hi is a kind of greeting).
'kl native' becomes 'Malayan' (Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia).
'hi'+'malayan'='HIMALAYAN'

(Other definitions for himalayan that I've seen before include "Of a South Asian mountain range" , "from area of highest population" , "Like some mountains" , "Of the mountains between India and Tibet" , "in highest position in Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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