update searchable snapshot to clarify

Update searchable snapshot to clarify it's not a backup of index data and deleting it will result in permanent data loss. It's a follow up of #108451
elastic · May 17, 2024 · 6dc2c6f · 6dc2c6f
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@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ of {search-snap} indices.
 [[searchable-snapshots-reliability]]
 === Reliability of {search-snaps}
 
+WARNING: Searchable snapshot is not a backup of frozen / cold index data. Therefore, deleting searchable snapshot will result in permanent data loss.
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 The sole copy of the data in a {search-snap} index is the underlying snapshot,
 stored in the repository. For example: