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Poet hiding key in facial hair (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beard

'facial hair' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'poet hiding key' is the wordplay.
'poet' becomes 'bard' (bard is a kind of poet).
'hiding' is an insertion indicator.
'key' becomes 'e' (musical key).
'bard' enclosing 'e' is 'BEARD'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for beard that I've seen before include "SECOND PART OF 14" , "Vandyke, perhaps" , "Facial growth" , "Goatee, for instance" , "Hair on the chin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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