Empire of Mesoamerica that built the Templo Mayor (5)

I believe the answer is:

aztec

(Other definitions for aztec that I've seen before include "Central American language" , "Such as Moctezuma" , "Great Mexican civilisation" , "Ancient Mexican-Indian" , "Pre-Spanish Mexican" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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