return 5 characters before a specific word

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KungFu Keyboard

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Hi there,


How do I extract just 3 characters before a specific word "loadsheet" within a cell

[TABLE="width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]description[/TD]
[TD]output[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][TABLE="width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]blah blah auh cpt loadsheet blah blah[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[TD]cpt[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Regards,
Bernard
 

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