Boater's distress signal (3)

I believe the answer is:

sos

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

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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