Sacred ancient Egyptian symbol (6)

I believe the answer is:

scarab

(Other definitions for scarab that I've seen before include "Old abuse" , "Type of beetle" , "Sacred Eygptian beetle" , "Egyptian stone" , "Large dung beetle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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