Steal quietly forward to get cake (5)
I believe the answer is:
crepe
'cake' is the definition.
(crepe is a kind of cake)
'steal quietly forward' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'quietly' could be 'p' (musical symbol) and 'p' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cree' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to get' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for crepe that I've seen before include "Light fabric; pancake" , "Crinkly fabric and French pancake" , "Light wrinkled fabric" , "White fat" , "Crinkled fabric - black armband - thin pancake" .)