The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SAHARAN
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More clues leading to the result SAHARAN
- Woman touring hot area north of a desert
- Baking has a sickly spread
- It gets hot on Irish islands, very hot!
- Coming from the desert, Sarah, an eccentric
- Sarah exchanged letters with an Algerian?
- Certain African has risen for a magnificent stripping
- Was a harangue somewhat uncool?
- Artist has returned with article from desert
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