Quietly advance in status getting compliment (6)
I believe the answer is:
praise
'compliment' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'quietly advance' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'advance' becomes 'raise' (I've seen this before).
'p'+'raise'='PRAISE'
'in status getting' is the link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for praise that I've seen before include "Cry 'hallelujah'" , "plaudit" , "Speak approvingly of" , "Aspire (anag)" , "Acclaim, commend" .)