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Weird echo on the lake (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eerie

'weird' is the definition.
(both can mean strange or unsettling)

'echo on the lake' is the wordplay.
'echo' becomes 'e' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the lake' becomes 'erie' (Lake Erie is one of the Canadian/US 'Great Lakes').
'e'+'erie'='EERIE'

(Other definitions for eerie that I've seen before include "Strange and disturbing" , "Awesome" , "Bloodcurdling" , "Strange, frightening" , "Unnatural" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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