Buffalo's waterfront (4)
I believe the answer is:
erie
'buffalo's waterfront' 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 "N. American lake" , "Spooky-sounding" , "A Great American lake - sounds spooky" , "One of the Great Lakes" , "The lake sounds weird" .)