Barren or desolate area (9)

I believe the answer is:

wasteland

(Other definitions for wasteland that I've seen before include "Useless tract" , "(T. S. Eliot's) desert" , "Barren area" , "Barren region" , "Barren tract" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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