Unhappy destiny of men ultimately employed by new city desk (6,3)
I believe the answer is:
sticky end
'unhappy destiny' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'men ultimately employed by new city desk' is the wordplay.
'ultimately' suggests the final letters.
'employed by' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters used or employed inside).
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
The last letter of 'men' is 'n'.
'city'+'desk'='citydesk'
'citydesk' anagrammed gives 'stickyed'.
'n' put inside 'stickyed' is 'STICKY END'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for sticky end that I've seen before include "Unpleasant conclusion" , "Unpleasant death" , "disaster" , "Unhappy destiny" .)