Bad things about broken lives (5)
I believe the answer is:
evils
'bad things' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'broken lives' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates an anagram.
'lives' anagrammed gives 'EVILS'.
'about' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for evils that I've seen before include "Iniquities" , "Lives (anag.)" , "Sins and depravities" , "transgressions" , "immoral actions" .)