Like waking up to a child silently standing by your bed (5)

I believe the answer is:

eerie

(Other definitions for eerie that I've seen before include "Unnatural" , "Sinister" , "Weird, uncanny" , "Spooky, weird" , "Spooky, supernatural" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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