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The way to perform a greeting (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

how do

'a greeting' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the way to perform' is the wordplay.
'the way to' becomes 'how' (ie how to do something).
'perform' becomes 'do' (both can mean complete an action).
'how'+'do'='HOW DO'

(Another definition for how do that I've seen is " Greeting".)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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