Drawing support and comfort first from lover (5)
I believe the answer is:
easel
'drawing support' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'comfort first from lover' is the wordplay.
'comfort' becomes 'ease' (synonyms).
'first from lover' becomes 'l' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ease'+'l'='EASEL'
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for easel that I've seen before include "Painting support" , "supporter of board, perhaps" , "Framework to hold a canvas" , "the rest of the paintwork" , "Frame for a canvas" .)