Ways of getting new hats, on the quiet (5)
I believe the answer is:
paths
'ways of getting' is the definition.
'paths' can be an answer for 'ways' ('path' can be a synonym of 'way'). I'm not certain of the 'of getting' bit.
'new hats on the quiet' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'on' means one lot of letters goes inside another (as in clothing \'on\' a person).
'the quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'hats' anagrammed gives 'aths'.
'aths' going around 'p' is 'PATHS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for paths that I've seen before include "Tracks, routes" , "Ways, routes" , "Trails" , "Tracks, ways" .)