Tolkien creature (3)

I think it could be either:

orc

ent

(Other definitions for ent that I've seen before include "Tolkien's Treebeard, for one" , "Tolkien tree-man" .)

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

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