Style of boat first used by the Aleut, Inuit, and Yupik peoples (5)

I believe the answer is:

kayak

(Other definitions for kayak that I've seen before include "Boat used by 23 Across" , "Type of canoe" , "A small covered canoe" , "Inuit boat" , "Inuit's light canoe" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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