Material holding up Piers, a lot of type? (8)
I believe the answer is:
moleskin
'material' is the definition.
(moleskin is a kind of material)
'up piers a lot of type?' is the wordplay.
'up piers' becomes 'moles' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'a lot of' means to remove the last letter (a lot of but not all of the word).
'type?' becomes 'kind' (type is a kind of kind).
'kind' with its last letter taken away is 'kin'.
'moles'+'kin'='MOLESKIN'
'holding' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for moleskin that I've seen before include "source of warmth" , "Type of fur" , "Furry cotton fabric" , "Velvet or similar fabric" , "Fur resembling velvet" .)