"Hail", the Scot's cry! (5)

I believe the answer is:

greet

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This clue might be a double definition.

'hail' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'scot's cry' is the second definition.
'greet' can be an answer for 'cry' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'scot's' bit.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for greet that I've seen before include "Receive (someone)" , "Say hello, hail" , "Hail, salute" , "Egret (anag.)" , "Receive - salute" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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