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Jeer in greeting ship (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hiss

'jeer' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'greeting ship' is the wordplay.
'greeting' becomes 'hi' (hi is a kind of greeting).
'ship' becomes 'ss'.
'hi'+'ss'='HISS'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for hiss that I've seen before include "less welcome sign?" , "Snake's sibilant sound" , "Wordless sound of disapproval" , "Boo" , "Audio interference" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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