Fantasy fiends (5)

I believe the answer is:

ogres

(Other definitions for ogres that I've seen before include "Man-eating giants of folklore" , "Monstrous giants and man-eaters" , "Awful brutes" , "huge figures" , "Formidable people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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