Desert stopovers (5)
I believe the answer is:
oases
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">desert stopovers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for oases that I've seen before include "Where there may be dates" , "Fertile areas in deserts" , "Fertile tracts in a desert" , "Fertile desert places" , "Fertile desert spots" .)