Sacred Egyptian bird (4)
I believe the answer is:
ibis
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">sacred egyptian bird</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ibis that I've seen before include "Bird, sacred to ancient Egyptians" , "Bird venerated by ancient Egyptians" , "may be sacred?" , "Sacred Egyptian bird" , "Near-colourless mineral" .)