The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PAWNEE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PAWNEE
- Man with Early English as language
- Native American tool, extremely effective
- The old man’s wife’s born a Native American
- An American uncle?
- Man, English, joining European native tribe
- Old American who takes pledge?
- Indian who may keep watch for you
- Indian puppet, extremely effete
- Indian uncle
- Indigenous American‘s uncle?
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The straight part
We know that "native tribe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case native tribe = pawnee.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PAWNEE mean?
PAWNEE noun- One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who takes anything in pawn.