Like a presidential beard, possibly? (5)
I believe the answer is:
bushy
'like' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bushy that I've seen before include "Hairy" , "Thick, unkempt" .)