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___ Sea (greatly depleted lake) (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aral

(Other definitions for aral that I've seen before include "lnland sea, fourth largest lake in the world" , "Large lake of Central Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.
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