Desert covering over 3 million square miles (6)

I believe the answer is:

sahara

(Other definitions for sahara that I've seen before include "World's largest sandy area" , "Great desert in N Africa" , "Uncultivated region of north Africa" , "Great African desert" , "North African desert" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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