Church accepts a quiet man (4)
I believe the answer is:
chap
'man' is the definition.
(term for a man)
'church accepts a quiet' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ch' (abbreviation on maps etc).
'accepts' becomes 'a' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'a quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'ch'+'a'+'p'='CHAP'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chap that I've seen before include "Raw, cracked patch on skin" , "Fellow; sore skin area" , "Sore; cheek; man" , "Cracked patch (of skin) - gentleman" , "Skin crack due to cold - bloke" .)