So far we failed, as predicted (7)
I believe the answer is:
foresaw
'predicted' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'so far we failed' is the wordplay.
'failed' indicates an anagram.
'so'+'far'+'we'='sofarwe'
'sofarwe' with letters rearranged gives 'FORESAW'.
'as' is the link.
(Other definitions for foresaw that I've seen before include "Anticipated" , "Expected" , "Predicted" .)