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Tolkien creature (3)

Ross

I think it could be either:

orc

ent

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">tolkien creature</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(orcs are creatures in The Lord of the Rings)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for orc that I've seen before include "Tolkienian creature" , "Ugly creature" , "Fierce goblin" , "fierce monster" , "Sea monster; or Tolkien character" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the LA Times, The Washington Post, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today and the Penny Press.
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