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Wrinkled, lacking credit but comforted (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eased

'comforted' is the definition.
(easing is a kind of comforting)

'wrinkled lacking credit' is the wordplay.
'wrinkled' becomes 'creased' ('crease' can be a synonym of 'wrinkle').
'lacking' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'credit' becomes 'cr'.
'creased' with 'cr' removed is 'EASED'.

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for eased that I've seen before include "Made less hard" , "Made less difficult or trying" , "Moved carefully" , "relented" , "Given relief" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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