Draw near a very quiet fish (8)
I believe the answer is:
approach
'draw near' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'a very quiet fish' is the wordplay.
'very quiet' becomes 'pp' (musical abbreviation for pianissimo).
'fish' becomes 'roach' (roach is a type of fish).
'a'+'pp'+'roach'='APPROACH'
(Other definitions for approach that I've seen before include "What happens before landing" , "Come closer" , "Resemble" , "driveway" , "Come close" .)