Salutations (9)
I believe the answer is:
greetings
'salutations' is the definition.
('greeting' can be a synonym of 'salutation')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for greetings that I've seen before include "Expressions of goodwill on meeting" , "Salutations" , "Kind of card" , "Words of welcome" , "Welcomes; regards" .)