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Lake that sounds spooky (4)

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I believe the answer is:

erie

'lake that sounds spooky' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sounds spooky' is the wordplay.
'sounds' shows a homophone (sound like).
'spooky' becomes 'eerie' (synonyms).
'eerie' sounds like 'ERIE'.

(Other definitions for erie that I've seen before include "North american lake sounds spooky" , "Superior companion" , "N. American lake" , "One of the Great Lakes" , "Spooky-sounding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and the USA Today.
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