___ Sea (lake whose eastern basin became a desert) (4)
I believe the answer is:
aral
(Other definitions for aral that I've seen before include "Large lake of Central Asia" , "lnland sea, fourth largest lake in the world" .)
I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.
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