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To return a greeting from a Shakespearean play (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

othello

'a shakespearean play' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'to return a greeting' is the wordplay.
'return' is a reversal indicator.
'a greeting' becomes 'hello' (hello is a kind of greeting).
'to' back-to-front is 'ot'.
'ot'+'hello'='OTHELLO'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for othello that I've seen before include "He murdered his wife Desdemona" , "drama!" , "Moorish gentleman" , "He killed his wife Desdemona" , "As part" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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