Carved pole (5)
I believe the answer is:
totem
'carved pole' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "Spiritually significant emblem" , "Natural emblem of spiritual significance" , "family emblem" , "Emblem, maybe on pole" , "emblem of tribe?" .)