Strange and frightening (informal) (6)

I believe the answer is:

spooky

(Other definitions for spooky that I've seen before include "Eerie" , "Sinister, ghostly" , "weird" , "Chilling" , "Rather frightening" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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