Haggard, relative after touch of gout (5)
I believe the answer is:
gaunt
'haggard' is the definition.
('gaunt' can be a synonym of 'haggard')
'relative after touch of gout' is the wordplay.
'relative' becomes 'aunt' (aunt is a kind of relative).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'touch of' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'gout' is 'g'.
'aunt' put after 'g' is 'GAUNT'.
(Other definitions for gaunt that I've seen before include "Unhealthily thin" , "forlorn" , "Drawn" , "Thin or emaciated" , "Very thin, cadaverous" .)