Indian greeting celebrity holding short drink (7)

I believe the answer is:

namaste

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'indian greeting' is the definition.
'namaste' can be an answer for 'greeting' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'indian' bit.

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(Other definitions for namaste that I've seen before include "sign of respect" , "greeting" , "salutation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.

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