Dangerous thing to tempt (4)

I believe the answer is:

fate

(Other definitions for fate that I've seen before include "E.g. Clotho, Atropos" , "Fortune" , "Predestiny" , "Clotho, Lachesis or Atropos" , "Inevitable destiny" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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