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Wildly greet men coming out (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emergent

'coming out' is the definition.
(emergent can mean emerging or coming out)

'wildly greet men' is the wordplay.
'wildly' is an anagram indicator.
'greet'+'men'='greetmen'
'greetmen' with letters rearranged gives 'EMERGENT'.

(Other definitions for emergent that I've seen before include "In the process of coming into prominence" , "Newly independent" , "Rising" , "Breaking" , "Suddenly appearing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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