Quiet crane managed to leap (6)
I believe the answer is:
prance
'leap' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'quiet crane managed' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'managed' is an anagram indicator.
'crane' is an anagram of 'rance'.
'p'+'rance'='PRANCE'
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for prance that I've seen before include "Leap or skip" , "Move with high springy steps" , "Of horse, spring from hind legs" , "Skip around like a horse" , "(Of a horse) bound on its hind legs" .)