At a dead end, we got married (3)
I believe the answer is:
wed
'married' is the definition.
(wed can mean married)
'at a dead end we' is the wordplay.
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'end' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'dead' is 'd'.
'd' after 'we' is 'WED'.
'got' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for wed that I've seen before include "united" , "Married" , "Joined in the dew" , "Took in marriage" , "Take in marriage" .)