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Recreated a halo in greeting (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aloha

'greeting' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'recreated a halo' is the wordplay.
'recreated' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'halo'='ahalo'
'ahalo' with letters rearranged gives 'ALOHA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for aloha that I've seen before include "A Polynesian hello or goodbye" , "greeting in Oahu" , "Hawaiian farewell" , "Hawaiian hello or goodbye" , "Hawaiian "ciao"" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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