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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 Amended and Restated Discounted Stock
Purchase Plan of our report dated January 13, 2003, 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, 2002.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
July 14, 2003



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