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Desert region has near waters diverted (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

western sahara

'desert region' is the definition.
(part of the Sahara desert)

'has near waters diverted' is the wordplay.
'diverted' indicates an anagram (each letter get diverted elsewhere).
'has'+'near'+'waters'='hasnearwaters'
'hasnearwaters' is an anagram of 'WESTERN SAHARA'.

(Other definitions for western sahara that I've seen before include "Disputed area in Africa" , "territory" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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