Carry mark and tribal symbol (5)
I believe the answer is:
totem
'tribal symbol' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'carry mark' is the wordplay.
'carry' becomes 'tote' (toting is a kind of carrying).
'mark' becomes 'm'.
'tote'+'m'='TOTEM'
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "symbol representing clan" , "Thing of veneration (on a pole?)" , "family emblem" , "Object adopted by N American Indians as emblem" , "Native American symbol" .)