The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DESTINED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DESTINED
- Meant to have eaten outside — is in France stuck inside
- Ordained theologian goes round estate with trendy curate finally
- Doomed fools suffering setback in exploit
- Certain diets regularly bound to include name
- Doomed, but isn’t upset during action
- Didn’t see crashes en route
- Certain that society can break agreement
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What does DESTINED mean?
DESTINED verb- To preordain
- To assign something (especially finance) for a particular use
- To have a particular destination
- Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.