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Unavoidable death of obese European (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fate

'unavoidable death' is the definition.

'obese european' is the wordplay.
'obese' becomes 'fat' (similar in meaning).
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'fat'+'e'='FATE'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fate that I've seen before include "E.g. Clotho, Atropos" , "Inevitable destiny" , "Final issue" , "Fortune" , "Predestination" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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