Lived in comfort briefly in outskirts of Detroit (5)
I believe the answer is:
dwelt
'lived in' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dwelt that I've seen before include "Thought moodily (about something)" , "Lived, resided" , "Inhabited" , "Stayed" , "Spoke at length" .)