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Monster one may read about in Mother Goose (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ogre

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

'about in mother goose' is the wordplay.
'about' is a reversal indicator.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ergo' is hidden within 'mother goose'.
'ergo' in reverse letter order is 'OGRE'.

'one may read' is the link.
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(Other definitions for ogre that I've seen before include "Jack's giant perhaps" , "Has a monstrous role" , "The giant is some goer" , "ugly one" , "Ugly giant" .)

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