Fantastic villain or lead in comedy (3)

I believe the answer is:

orc

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'fantastic villain' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'or lead in comedy' is the wordplay.
'lead in' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'comedy' is 'c'.
'or'+'c'='ORC'

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(Other definitions for orc that I've seen before include "Tolkienian creature" , "Killer whale" , "Imaginary creature" , "Tolkien's creation" , "Killer-whale" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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