Fictional archaeologist with a fear of snakes, informally (4)

I believe the answer is:

indy

(Other definitions for indy that I've seen before include "US form of motor racing" , "500-mile US motorcar race" , "Abandon, discard" , "US car race" , "Form of competition between drivers" .)

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

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