Barely countenanced (9)
I believe the answer is:
beardless
'barely countenanced' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can sometimes mean the same thing.
This is the entire clue.
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(Another definition for beardless that I've seen is " As a young man".)
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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