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By the 1980s, this sea had become two lakes (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aral

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

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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