Lauds quiet lifts (7)
I believe the answer is:
praises
'lauds' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'quiet lifts' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano').
'lifts' becomes 'raises' (raising is a kind of lifting).
'p'+'raises'='PRAISES'
(Other definitions for praises that I've seen before include "Commends, hails" , "Extols, lauds" , "Worships" .)