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Greeting musical instrument that’s getting new start (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hello

'greeting' is the definition.
(hello is a kind of greeting)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for hello that I've seen before include "Routine response to telephone call" , "A salutation" , "Musical with Satchmo and Streisand" , "royals dominate its pages?" , "Conversation starter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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