Spilling salt is a bad one (4)

I believe the answer is:

omen

(Other definitions for omen that I've seen before include "Event regarded as a prophetic sign of good or evil" , "writing on the wall" , "Harbinger, prophetic sign" , "Warning token" , "Sign of something to come" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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