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Retired teacher greeting Hindu sage (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rishi

'hindu sage' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'retired teacher greeting' is the wordplay.
'retired' says the letters should be written backwards.
'teacher' becomes 'sir' (way of addressing a male teacher).
'greeting' becomes 'hi' (hi is a kind of greeting).
'sir' written backwards gives 'ris'.
'ris'+'hi'='RISHI'

(Other definitions for rishi that I've seen before include "Poet" , "wise man" , "Spiritual leader" , "Guru" , "Revered man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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