Mountain system extending over 2000 km from the Arctic Ocean towards the Aral Sea (5)

I believe the answer is:

urals

(Other definitions for urals that I've seen before include "Mountains of west-central Russia" , "Russian mountains" , "Mountains on the boundary between Europe and Asia" , "Russian mountain range" , "Mountains of Western Russia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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