Asia's shrinking ___ Sea (4)

I believe the answer is:

aral

'asia's shrinking sea' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for aral that I've seen before include "lnland sea, fourth largest lake in the world" , "Large lake of Central Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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