Quiet man heard? (5)
I believe the answer is:
peace
'quiet' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'man heard?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'man' could be 'p' (abbreviation for pawn, a chess piece or 'man') and 'p' is found within the answer.
'heard?' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ace' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for peace that I've seen before include "See 1" , "Calmness" , "Absence of war" , "[STILLNESS]" , "Calm, tranquility" .)