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Go back again to the monster (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ogre

'the monster' is the definition.
(fairy tale monster)

'go back again' is the wordplay.
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'again' becomes 're' (prefix meaning 'again').
'go' back-to-front is 'og'.
'og'+'re'='OGRE'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ogre that I've seen before include "Bogeyman" , "Ugly giant" , "Terrifying monster" , "Terrifying giant" , "ugly one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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