Beetle considered divine in ancient Egypt (6)
I believe the answer is:
scarab
'beetle considered divine in ancient egypt' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for scarab that I've seen before include "Sacred dung-beetle" , "Egyptian stone" , "crawler" , "Beetle, sacred to the ancient Egyptians" , "Beetle, considered to be divine in ancient Egypt" .)