Empire whose capital city was Tenochtitlán (5)

I believe the answer is:

aztec

(Other definitions for aztec that I've seen before include "Like Montezuma?" , "One into human sacrifice" , "Pre-Spanish Mexican" , "Historical S. American" , "Great Mexican civilisation" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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