Thus fancy material offers comfort (6)
I believe the answer is:
solace
'comfort' is the definition.
(I know that comfort can be written as solace)
'thus fancy material' is the wordplay.
'thus' becomes 'so' (synonyms).
'fancy material' becomes 'lace' (lace is a kind of material. I am not sure about the 'fancy' bit.).
'so'+'lace'='SOLACE'
'offers' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for solace that I've seen before include "Comfort at a time of sadness" , "Comfort in misery" , "Comfort in time of distress" , "amusement" , "console" .)