Like the emblem on Mexico's flag (5)

I believe the answer is:

aztec

(Other definitions for aztec that I've seen before include "one of Mexican Indian extraction" , "Like Montezuma?" , "Historical S. American" , "Old empire of Mexico" , "Irish lower house" .)

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

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