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Dies in a way reminiscent of Caesar? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ides

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'reminiscent of caesar?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'dies in a way' is the wordplay.
'in a way' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dies' is an anagram of 'IDES'.

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(Other definitions for ides that I've seen before include "day in Rome" , "May 15, for example" , "Roman calendar day roughly in the middle of the month" , "Mid-month date in ancient Rome" , "Julius Caesar was told to beware the . . . . of March" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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