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Emblem directed at those people lacking height (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

totem

'emblem' is the definition.
(I know that totem is a type of emblem)

'directed at those people lacking height' is the wordplay.
'directed at' becomes 'to'.
'those people' becomes 'them' ('they' refers to a group of people).
'lacking' suggests deleting specific letters.
'height' becomes 'h' (abbreviation in geometry).
'them' with 'h' taken away is 'tem'.
'to'+'tem'='TOTEM'

(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "Natural item of spiritual significance" , "Venerated emblem" , "Object adopted by N American Indians as emblem" , "symbol of spiritual significance" , "Clan's emblem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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