Face covering that could show a man’s hip? (8,7)
I believe the answer is:
designer stubble
'face covering that' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'show a man's hip?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'show' could be 'sign' (I've seen this before) and 'sign' is located in the answer.
'man's' could be 'rs' (abbreviation for rook, a chess piece or 'man') and 'rs' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'could' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for designer stubble that I've seen before include "shave this?" , "Fashionable unshaven look" , "kind of personal appearance" .)