Empire State county (4)

I believe the answer is:

erie

(Other definitions for erie that I've seen before include "Buffalo's lake" , "Great lake in Eire" , "Lake between Canada and the US" , "Spooky-sounding" , "The lake sounds weird" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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