Confront exterior features (4)
I believe the answer is:
face
I believe this clue is a triple definition!
'confront' is the first definition.
(synonyms)
'exterior' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
'features' is the third definition.
(thesaurus)
(Other definitions for face that I've seen before include "Surface; visage" , "Deal with" , "Front -- confront" , "celebrity" , "Countenance, visage" .)