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He didnt trust his wife to return a greeting (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

othello

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'he didn't trust his wife' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'to return a greeting' is the wordplay.
'return' is a reversal indicator.
'a greeting' becomes 'hello' (hello is a kind of greeting).
'to' written backwards gives 'ot'.
'ot'+'hello'='OTHELLO'

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(Other definitions for othello that I've seen before include "Will's hero" , "Jealous character" , "Eponymous hero" , "Shakespearean hero" , "product of 12 [SHAKESPEARE] , inspiring 6 [VERDI]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Globe and Mail.
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