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                                                                      Exhibit 23



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) of KeyCorp pertaining to the KeyCorp Chief Executive Officer Restricted
Stock Plan of our report dated January 14, 2002, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of KeyCorp incorporated by reference in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Cleveland, Ohio
September 9, 2002

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