Shortest-named Great Lake (4)
I believe the answer is:
erie
'shortest-named great lake' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for erie that I've seen before include "Buffalo's lake" , "The lake sounds weird" , "One of the Great Lakes" , "North american lake sounds spooky" , "Great lake in Eire" .)