Showing side of face, youth initially impudent (6)
I believe the answer is:
cheeky
'impudent' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'showing side of face youth initially' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'side' could be 'cheek' (I have seen 'side of face' mean 'cheek' so perhaps 'side' could also mean 'cheek') and 'cheek' is located in the answer.
'youth' could be 'y' and 'y' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cheeky that I've seen before include "Impudent or rude" , "Saucy" , "Impudent or disrespectful" , "description of the gluteus maximus?" , "Impudent, irreverent" .)