Scary fairy-tale character (4)

I believe the answer is:

ogre

(Other definitions for ogre that I've seen before include "Wicked and inhuman person" , "Fairy tale giant" , "Evil giant" , "Bogeyman" , "The giant is some goer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and the Newsday.com.

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