Doomed (5)
'doomed' is the definition.
(I know that doomed can be written as fated)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for fated that I've seen before include "Destined, foreordained (5)" , "Doomed or destined" , "Suffering a lot" , "Predestined" , "Destined - inevitable" .)
'doomed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ill-fated that I've seen before include "Unlucky, destined to lose" , "Destined to fail" , "'Doomed, unlucky (3-5)'" , "Yelp like pig" , "Doomed(3.5)" .)
(Other definitions for were that I've seen before include "Lycanthrope" , "(We/you) existed" , "'Are, in the past (4)'" , "SECOND PART OF 9" , "(You/we/they) existed" .)