Buffalo's county (4)

I believe the answer is:

erie

'buffalo's county' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for erie that I've seen before include "Lake between Canada and the US" , "N. American lake" , "Spooky-sounding" , "Great lake in Eire" , "Buffalo's lake" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the King Feature Syndicate.

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