Monster within "armor-clad" (3)

I believe the answer is:

orc

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

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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