Cruel giant of folklore (4)

I believe the answer is:

ogre

'cruel giant of folklore' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ogre that I've seen before include "Giant: monster" , "Fairy-tale creature" , "Bugbear" , "Cruel giant of folklore" , "ugly one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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