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Greeting shrouded in fog and fluff (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mishit

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'fluff' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'greeting shrouded in fog' is the wordplay.
'greeting' becomes 'hi' (hi is a kind of greeting).
'shrouded in' indicates putting letters inside.
'fog' becomes 'mist' (synonyms).
'hi' inserted within 'mist' is 'MISHIT'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mishit that I've seen before include "Poorly executed strike" , "shank?" , "Strike a ball so that it goes in the wrong direction" , "Strike (a ball) badly" .)

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