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Greeting socialist who's engaged (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hired

'engaged' is the definition.
('hire' can be a synonym of 'engage')

'greeting socialist' is the wordplay.
'greeting' becomes 'hi' (hi is a kind of greeting).
'socialist' becomes 'red' (socialism is often associated with the colour red).
'hi'+'red'='HIRED'

'who's' is the link.

(Other definitions for hired that I've seen before include "Paid to work" , "Employed or engaged" , "Rented out" , "like a Merc" , "Engaged for wages" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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