Soft and hairy hybrid shrub (9)
I believe the answer is:
forsythia
'shrub' is the definition.
(forsythia is a kind of shrub)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for forsythia that I've seen before include "Ornamental shrub" , "Bright yellow flowering shrub" , "Say a frosty hi to the early blooming shrub with bright yellow flowers" , "Floral shrub" , "bloomer in spring" .)