Brute of folklore (4)
I believe the answer is:
ogre
'brute of folklore' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ogre that I've seen before include "Giant of folklore who ate humans" , "Fairy-tale creature" , "One to gobble flesh" , "ugly one" , "Jack's giant perhaps" .)