The "E" in HOMES (4)
I believe the answer is:
erie
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the e in homes</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for erie that I've seen before include "North american lake sounds spooky" , "Lake between Canada and the US" , "Buffalo's lake" , "N. American lake" , "Great lake in Eire" .)