Sailor's emergency letters (3)

I believe the answer is:

sos

(Other definitions for sos that I've seen before include "Coded distress signal" , "Mayday call" , "plea" , "Help initially, Mr Morse" , "Call for help" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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