Bellicose humanoid of Middle-earth (3)

I believe the answer is:

orc

(Other definitions for orc that I've seen before include "Tolkien creature" , "Ugly creature" , "Grampus" , "Killer-whale" , "Sea monster; or Tolkien character" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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