Sacred Egyptian insect (6)
I believe the answer is:
scarab
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">sacred egyptian insect</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scarab that I've seen before include "Beetle revered by ancient Egyptians" , "Large dark beetle" , "Egyptian stone" , "divine creature" , "Beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians" .)