Step around rear of house in silence (5)
I believe the answer is:
peace
'silence' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'step around rear of house' is the wordplay.
'step' becomes 'pace' (pace is a kind of step).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'rear of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'house' is 'e'.
'pace' enclosing 'e' is 'PEACE'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for peace that I've seen before include "Quiet companion" , "Quiet - lack of warfare" , "still?" , "See 1" , "[STILLNESS]" .)