Hairy growths on faces (6)
I believe the answer is:
beards
'hairy growths on faces' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for beards that I've seen before include "Hairy facial growths" , "Confronts the facial tufts" , "Hairy growths on faces" , "Debars on account of facial growths" , "Tufts of facial hair" .)