Native Nahuatl speaker (5)

I believe the answer is:

aztec

(Other definitions for aztec that I've seen before include "certain old people" , "Original Mexican native" , "Great Mexican civilisation" , "Ancient Mexican-Indian" , "Irish lower house" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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