Pays and gets comfortable (7)
I believe the answer is:
settles
This clue is a double definition.
'pays' is the first definition.
(settling a debt is paying it)
'gets comfortable' is the second definition.
(settling in is getting comfortable somewhere)
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for settles that I've seen before include "Resolves" , "Becomes established in a place" , "furniture" , "Pays the bill" , "seating" .)