That specific WhatsApp icon -- a green circle with a white plus sign inside is the notification icon for a Community update or message.
Typically, when you see this icon in your notification shade, it means there is a new message or update in one of the Announcement groups within a WhatsApp Community you belong to. The icon is used to differentiate Community-related notifications from regular one-on-one or group chat messages (Normal WhatsApp logo).
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