Like a desert climate (4)

I believe the answer is:

arid

(Other definitions for arid that I've seen before include "Very dry; uninteresting" , "Rainless (region)" , "Excessively dry" , "Without water" , "Parched, waterless" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times and the USA Today.

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