2003 search-and-rescue target (4)

I believe the answer is:

nemo

(Other definitions for nemo that I've seen before include "Captain of the Nautilus" , "Captain brought to book" , "Finding -, animated film" , "Jules Verne's submarine captain" , "Literary captain" .)

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

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