The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ACCURSED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ACCURSED
- Damned instigator of riot has charged around
- Damnable Republican stopping person in dock
- Weirdly unlucky defendant gets run in
- . Hateful, wretched cue cards
- Damned used car explodes outside club
- Detestable, like someone on trial right for being locked up
- Hateful person charged to limit resistance
- Charged across river, doomed
- Detestable chapter in abandoned crusade
- Take in suspect that's hated
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The straight part
We know that "Doomed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case doomed = accursed.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ACCURSED mean?
ACCURSED verb- To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.
- (prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
- Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.