Pays for machine to make furniture (9)
I believe the answer is:
footstool
'furniture' is the definition.
(I know that footstool is a furniture)
'pays for machine' is the wordplay.
'pays for' becomes 'foots' (as in footing the bill).
'machine' becomes 'tool' (tool can mean a machine or device).
'foots'+'tool'='FOOTSTOOL'
'to make' is the link.
(Other definitions for footstool that I've seen before include "St John's Smith Square is known as 'Queen Anne's --'" , "Low item of furniture" , "Sitter's rest" , "small item of furniture" , "Low seat to rest the feet" .)