Land of poetry in the Sahara, by all accounts (5)
I believe the answer is:
araby
'land of poetry in' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'sahara by all accounts' is the wordplay.
'ARABY' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm not sure how the hidden word is indicated.
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for araby that I've seen before include "poetically-named hot land?" , "Poetic land of sheikhs" , "peninsula described in poetry" , "The Sheik of --, music hall song" .)