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Rested poorly in Sahara (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

desert

'sahara' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'rested poorly' is the wordplay.
'poorly' indicates an anagram (a poor spelling).
'rested' is an anagram of 'DESERT'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for desert that I've seen before include "See 23" , "Kalahari, e.g." , "Abscond from forces" , "barren tract" , "Abandon in Sahara" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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