Monk peaceful to hear, taking cream (9)
I believe the answer is:
carmelite
'monk' is the definition.
(carmelite is a type of monk)
'peaceful to hear taking cream' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'cream' is 'carme' which is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lite' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for carmelite that I've seen before include "Sister" , "Friar or nun of particular order" , "member of religious order" , "Prayer" , "Does Mal recite about the monk?" .)