Pirate said to have coarse hair (7)
I believe the answer is:
corsair
'pirate' is the definition.
(I know that corsair is a type of pirate)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for corsair that I've seen before include "Pirate (archaic)" , "Buccaneer" , "Pirate from N. Africa" , "work by Verdi" , "20 across" .)