Hirsute poet out East (5)
I believe the answer is:
beard
'hirsute poet out east' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'poet out east' is the wordplay.
'poet' becomes 'bard' (bard is a kind of poet).
'out' indicates putting letters inside.
'east' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'bard' going around 'e' is 'BEARD'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for beard that I've seen before include "where food sometimes trapped?" , "Facial hair" , "In good health; very" , "Hair on the chin" , "Whiskers" .)