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Firm order - greet procession (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cortege

'procession' is the definition.
(I know that cortege is a type of procession)

'firm order greet' is the wordplay.
'firm' becomes 'co' (a firm is a company).
'order' indicates an anagram.
'greet' anagrammed gives 'rtege'.
'co'+'rtege'='CORTEGE'

(Other definitions for cortege that I've seen before include "Processing figures" , "Entourage, retinue" , "Solemn funeral procession" , "train" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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