Scary brute (4)

I believe the answer is:

ogre

(Other definitions for ogre that I've seen before include "Wicked giant" , "Fairy tale monster" , "Man-eating monster of fairy tales" , "Giant of folklore who liked to eat humans" , "Man-eating giant of folklore" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Wall Street Journal.

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