Eastern lake found in the West - that's strange (5)

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eerie

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'strange' is the definition.
(eerie means odd or strange)

'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 west that's' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for eerie that I've seen before include "Spectral" , "Spooky, macabre" , "Spooky, unearthly" , "Uncannily strange" , "Frighteningly odd" .)

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

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