Drawing made by a master, on the quiet (3)
I believe the answer is:
map
'drawing' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'by a master on the quiet' is the wordplay.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'master' becomes 'M' (common abbreviation eg MA, Master of Art).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'a' after 'm' is 'ma'.
'ma'+'p'='MAP'
'made' is the link.
(Other definitions for map that I've seen before include "(Make a) geographical representation" , "Travel guide" , "Chart" , "Geographical plan" , "Sketch" .)