Carry minute family emblem (5)
I believe the answer is:
totem
'family emblem' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'carry minute' is the wordplay.
'carry' becomes 'tote' (toting is a kind of carrying).
'minute' becomes 'm' (abbreviation).
'tote'+'m'='TOTEM'
(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "Emblem of a clan" , "family emblem" , "Pole used in ritual" , "Representative of family" , "symbolic animal" .)