Mark a British beetle (6)

I believe the answer is:

scarab

'beetle' is the definition.
(I know that scarab is a type of dung beetle)

'mark a british' is the wordplay.
'mark' becomes 'scar' (mark left by an injury).
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'scar'+'a'+'b'='SCARAB'

(Other definitions for scarab that I've seen before include "Large dung beetle" , "crawler" , "divine creature" , "Sacred Egyptian beetle" , "Egyptian stone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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