Poor friend facing test (6)
I believe the answer is:
paltry
'poor' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'friend facing test' is the wordplay.
'friend' becomes 'pal' (pal can mean a friend).
'facing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'test' becomes 'try' (synonyms).
'pal'+'try'='PALTRY'
(Other definitions for paltry that I've seen before include "Mean, petty" , "not worth considering" , "Measly, trifling" , "Petty - trifling" , "Trival, Inconsequential" .)