Confronts hairy things (6)
I believe the answer is:
beards
This clue is a double definition.
'confronts' is the first definition.
(beard can mean to confront or face)
'hairy things' is the second definition.
(facial hair)
(Other definitions for beards that I've seen before include "Hairy facial growths" , "Debars the hairy growths" , "Debars on account of facial growths" , "Tufts of facial hair" , "Hairy growths on faces" .)