Eastern lake found in the west? Strange (5)

I believe the answer is:

eerie

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'west? strange' is the definition.
'eerie' can be an answer for 'strange' (eerie means odd or strange). I am unsure of the 'west?' bit.

'eastern lake' is the wordplay.
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'lake' becomes 'erie' (Lake Erie is one of the Canadian/US 'Great Lakes').
'e'+'erie'='EERIE'

'found in the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for eerie that I've seen before include "Weird and disturbing" , "Strange and disturbing" , "Spectral" , "spine-chilling" , "Awesome" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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