Shallowest Great Lake (4)
I believe the answer is:
erie
'shallowest great lake' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for erie that I've seen before include "Great lake in Eire" , "The lake sounds weird" , "One of the Great Lakes" , "North american lake sounds spooky" , "Spooky-sounding" .)