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Greeting provided by Christian group with musical accompaniment (6)

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salute

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'greeting' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for salute that I've seen before include "Kind of welcome" , "Gunfire, perhaps" , "Hail with a gesture" , "Mark" , "Bring hand smartly to cap" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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