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First part of a message suggested by this puzzle's circled letters

Ross

I believe the answer is:

congratulations

(Other definitions for congratulations that I've seen before include "praise" , "Cliff Richard hit" , "Best wishes" , "good show" , "well done" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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