Carry minute emblem that's venerated (5)
I believe the answer is:
totem
'emblem that's venerated' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'carry minute' is the wordplay.
'carry' becomes 'tote' (toting is a kind of carrying).
'minute' becomes 'm' (abbreviation).
'tote'+'m'='TOTEM'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "symbol representing clan" , "Symbolic pole" , "Primitive object of worship" , "Natural thing adopted as an emblem" , "Badge of tribe etc" .)