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He will love a greeting (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hello

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

'he will love' is the wordplay.
'will' becomes 'll'.
'love' becomes 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero').
'he'+'ll'+'o'='HELLO'

(Other definitions for hello that I've seen before include "A salutation" , "Look at that" , "glossy magazine" , "opener?" , "Welcome" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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