Defunct empire (4)

I believe the answer is:

inca

(Other definitions for inca that I've seen before include "Old person in race" , "South American (historical)" , "Ancient Andean Indian" , "Pre-conquest Peruvian" , "Old Peruvian descended from Cain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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