Great north African desert (6)

I believe the answer is:

sahara

(Other definitions for sahara that I've seen before include "World's largest sandy area" , "Uncultivated region of north Africa" , "Great African desert" , "World's largest desert" , "About 3,500,000 square miles of Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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