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Met to design emblem (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

totem

'emblem' is the definition.
(totem is a kind of emblem)

'met to design' is the wordplay.
'design' indicates anagramming the letters.
'met'+'to'='metto'
'metto' anagrammed gives 'TOTEM'.

(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "charming symbol, say" , "Emblem believed to have spiritual significance" , "Revered symbol" , "Symbolic pole" , "Object adopted by N American Indians as emblem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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