Offered to wrap big bird in silky fabric (7)
I believe the answer is:
brocade
'silky fabric' is the definition.
'brocade' can be an answer for 'fabric' (brocade is a kind of fabric). I'm not certain of the 'silky' bit.
'offered to wrap big bird' is the wordplay.
'offered' becomes 'bade' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to wrap' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'big bird' becomes 'roc' (mythical giant bird).
'bade' going around 'roc' is 'BROCADE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for brocade that I've seen before include "Thick material with a raised pattern" , "Bar code to identify rich, patterned fabric" , "Raised woven design with gold or silver threads" , "Rich fabric - bar code (anag)" , "Fabric woven with raised patterns" .)