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Creepy-sounding lake (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erie

'creepy-sounding lake' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sounding lake' is the wordplay.
'sounding' shows a homophone (sound like).
'lake' becomes 'eerie'.
'eerie' is a homophone of 'ERIE'.

(Other definitions for erie that I've seen before include "North american lake sounds spooky" , "One of the Great Lakes" , "Buffalo's lake" , "A Great American lake - sounds spooky" , "Great lake in Eire" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and The Mirror.
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