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A fateful day for military assistants (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aides

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

'a fateful day' is the wordplay.
'fateful day' becomes 'ides' (Julius Caesar was killed on the ides of March).
'a'+'ides'='AIDES'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for aides that I've seen before include "Helpers" , "Ministerial assistants" , "Adjutants" , "Military assistants to a senior officers" , "Confidential assistants" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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