What does the cryptic crossword clue "A foreign greeting set up another? (5)" mean?

The definition is "another?". The wordplay uses a reversal. HOLA (reversal="foreign greeting") + A (synonym="foreign greeting") = ALOHA; definition: "‘another?’ refers back to ‘foreign greeting’" The answer is ALOHA.

A foreign greeting set up another? (5)

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