Doomed (3-5)
'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" .)