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He will get old greeting (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hello

'greeting' is the definition.
(hello is a kind of greeting)

'he will get old' is the wordplay.
'will' becomes 'll' (contracted form, as in 'he'll' - 'he will').
'get' says to put letters next to each other.
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'he'+'ll'+'o'='HELLO'

(Other definitions for hello that I've seen before include "Conventional word of greeting" , "royals dominate its pages?" , "Expression of greeting" , "glossy magazine" , "Hi, howdy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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