Monster of storybooks (4)

I believe the answer is:

ogre

(Other definitions for ogre that I've seen before include "Fairy tale giant" , "Terrifying monster" , "Giant of folklore who ate humans" , "'Demon, fiend (4)'" , "Bogeyman" .)

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

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