Desperate plea at sea (3)

I believe the answer is:

sos

(Other definitions for sos that I've seen before include "urgent appeal" , "plea" , "Call for help" , "Help code in 13 Across" , "Morse Code for help" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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