Like stubble (6)

I believe the answer is:

coarse

(Other definitions for coarse that I've seen before include "Boorish" , "lacking in taste" , "Rough-hewn" , "Rough or crude, lacking refinement" , "Rough, uncouth" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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