Hard part of face (9)

I believe the answer is:

cheekbone

(Other definitions for cheekbone that I've seen before include "face constituent" , "part of skeleton" , "Part of facial structure" , "Structure beneath the eye" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.

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