She's cruel and wicked in folklore (6)

I believe the answer is:

ogress

(Other definitions for ogress that I've seen before include "Formidable woman" , "Particular nasty woman" , "Female giant of fairy tales" , "man-eater" , "Female giant in fairy tale" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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