Military gesture of respect (6)

I believe the answer is:

salute

'military gesture of respect' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for salute that I've seen before include "Hail with a gesture" , "Greet with a sign" , "Military gesture of respect" , "Greet in a friendly way" , "Pay tribute to; greet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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