Eager to get some central finance upfront for material (7)
I believe the answer is:
nankeen
'for material' is the definition.
(nankeen is a kind of material)
'eager to get some central finance' is the wordplay.
'eager' becomes 'keen' (I've seen this before).
'to get' says to put letters next to each other.
'some central' indicates the central letters.
The centre of 'finance' is 'nan'.
'keen' put after 'nan' is 'NANKEEN'.
'upfront' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. It may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nankeen that I've seen before include "Buff colour(ed cloth)" , "Hard-wearing fabric, originally from China" , "trouser material" , "Yellowish stuff" , "Durable yellow cotton fabric, originally from China" .)