From Rome to Turin, going towards North Pole (5)

I believe the answer is:

totem

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

'from rome to turin going towards north' is the wordplay.
'TOTEM' is hidden back-to-front within the letters.
However, I am not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "Pole used in ritual" , "Object believed to have spiritual significance" , "Venerated object" , "Symbolic pole" , "Emblem believed to have spiritual significance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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