Areas of the eastern Mediterranean (6)

I believe the answer is:

levant

(Other definitions for levant that I've seen before include "somewhere in the Middle East" , "Mediterranean region" , "The Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent lands" , "Geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean" , "Area in the Middle East, includes the historic areas of Palestine, Israel and Syria" .)

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

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