They may be hung and drawn, meaning death (8)
I believe the answer is:
curtains
'death' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for curtains that I've seen before include "Window coverings" , "Death (slang)" , "Hanging drapes" , "Window drapes in slangy ending" , "for Windows" .)