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Set of letters found in post, ultimately (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vowels

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'set of letters' is the definition.
'vowels' can be an answer for 'letters' (vowel is a kind of letter). I am not sure about the 'set of' bit.

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

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(Other definitions for vowels that I've seen before include "Speech sounds made with the vocal tract open" , "'Five letters, not consonants (6)'" , "aeiou" , "A e i o u" , "Five speech sounds" .)

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