Material for feature on origins of time zones (6)
I believe the answer is:
chintz
'material' is the definition.
(chintz is a kind of material)
'feature on origins of time zones' is the wordplay.
'feature' becomes 'chin' (chin is a kind of feature**).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'origins of' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'time zones' is 'tz'.
'chin'+'tz'='CHINTZ'
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for chintz that I've seen before include "Printed multi-coloured cotton fabric" , "Printed and glazed cotton fabric" , "(Sometimes glazed) fabric cotton" , "Printed cotton fabric for curtains or upholstery" , "Curtain material" .)