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Turn up on Sabbath to see Giants (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ogres

'giants' is the definition.
(I know this)

'turn up on sabbath' is the wordplay.
'turn' becomes 'go' (a person's move in a board game).
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'on' becomes 're' (regarding).
'sabbath' becomes 's'.
'go' reversed gives 'og'.
'og'+'re'+'s'='OGRES'

'to see' is the link.

(Other definitions for ogres that I've seen before include "Man-eating giants of folklore" , "Gorse (anag.)" , "Fairytale giants" , "Monstrous giants and man-eaters" , "'Monsters, fiends (5)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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