Fateful day -- team heading into last place (4)

I believe the answer is:

ides

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'fateful day' is the definition.
(Julius Caesar was killed on the ides of March)

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(Other definitions for ides that I've seen before include "Roman calendar day roughly in the middle of the month" , "Caesar was killed in this side of March" , "May 15, for example" , "Time of March when Caesar was assassinated" , "(In March) Caesar's time to beware" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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