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Weird sound emanating from a great lake (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eerie

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

'emanating from a great lake' is the wordplay.
'emanating' becomes 'e' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'from' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a great lake' becomes 'erie' (Erie is one of the Great Lakes).
'e'+'erie'='EERIE'

'sound' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for eerie that I've seen before include "Spooky, unearthly" , "Weird and disturbing" , "Scary, weird" , "Ghostly" , "Spooky, creepy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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