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Carry minute emblem that's venerated (5)

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I believe the answer is:

totem

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'emblem that's venerated' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'carry minute' is the wordplay.
'carry' becomes 'tote' (toting is a kind of carrying).
'minute' becomes 'm' (abbreviation).
'tote'+'m'='TOTEM'

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(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" .)

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