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                                                                Exhibit (23)(a)



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (No. 333-     ) on Form S-3 and the related Prospectus
Supplement of KeyCorp for the registration of $1,511,500,000 of securities and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 14, 2000,
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, 1999,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



Cleveland, Ohio
November 28, 2000