Deer sacred to many tribal nations (3)

I believe the answer is:

elk

(Other definitions for elk that I've seen before include "Large ruminant" , "Big beast" , "Largest living deer" , "Moose-like deer" , "Big deer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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