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Adee sad about the lowest lake in the world (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dead sea

'lowest lake in the world' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'adee sad about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'adee'+'sad'='adeesad'
'adeesad' anagrammed gives 'DEAD SEA'.

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dead sea that I've seen before include "Lake in Jordan valley where Scrolls were found" , "The lake that's a late ocean" , "Saltwater lake in the Jordan valley" , "Middle East saltwater lake, almost 1,300 feet below sea level" , "Inland salt lake in the Jordan valley of Israel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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