Region south of the Sahara (5)
I believe the answer is:
sahel
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">region south of the sahara</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sahel that I've seen before include "Semi-arid region of West Africa" , "African belt" , "heals wound" , "Region to south of Sahara desert" .)