Enquire after cross spun fabric (6)
I believe the answer is:
damask
'fabric' is the definition.
(damask is a kind of fabric)
'enquire after cross spun' is the wordplay.
'enquire' becomes 'ask' (to enquire is to ask or question).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cross' becomes 'mad' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'spun' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'mad' written backwards gives 'dam'.
'ask' put after 'dam' is 'DAMASK'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for damask that I've seen before include "Rich, heavy fabric with a pattern woven into it, a tablecloth say" , "Patterned cloth" , "Lustrous fabric" , "Cloth, originally Syrian" , "Patterned table linen" .)