Could you sail it solo, perhaps, on the quiet? (5)
I believe the answer is:
sloop
'could you sail it' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'solo perhaps on the quiet?' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the quiet?' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'solo' with letters rearranged gives 'sloo'.
'sloo'+'p'='SLOOP'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sloop that I've seen before include "Type of sailing boat" , "one going to sea" , "Sailboat" , "Vessel with a single mast" , "Sailing vessel with one mast" .)