Fairy tale monster (4)

I believe the answer is:

ogre

'fairy tale monster' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ogre that I've seen before include "Fairy tale giant" , "Ugly giant" , "Giant of folklore who liked to eat humans" , "Fairy tale monster" , "Bogeyman" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, the Newsday and The New York Times.

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