Dutch navigator engaging quiet chap once working in bar (7)
I believe the answer is:
tapsman
'chap once working in bar' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'dutch navigator engaging quiet' is the wordplay.
'dutch navigator' becomes 'tasman' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'dutch' bit.).
'engaging' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are engaged or involved in others).
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'tasman' placed around 'p' is 'TAPSMAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for tapsman that I've seen is " Chief servant".)