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Tribal symbol and converted temple too (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

totem pole

'tribal symbol' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'converted temple too' is the wordplay.
'converted' is an anagram indicator.
'temple'+'too'='templetoo'
'templetoo' is an anagram of 'TOTEM-POLE'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for totem pole that I've seen before include "carved column" , "clan emblem" , "Am. Indian symbolic erection" , "Symbolic construction" , "(Am. Ind.) ritual pillar" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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