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Suffering over? That's welcome (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hello

'welcome' is the definition.
(both are greetings)

'suffering over?' is the wordplay.
'suffering' becomes 'hell' (hell can mean a terrible ordeal).
'over?' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation).
'hell'+'o'='HELLO'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for hello that I've seen before include "Routine response to telephone call" , "royals dominate its pages?" , "Hi, howdy" , "I say" , "Conversation starter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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