Quiet, say, lunch, say, in dribs and drabs (9)
I believe the answer is:
piecemeal
'in dribs and drabs' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'quiet say lunch' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'peace' (I've seen this before).
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'lunch' becomes 'meal' (I've seen this in another clue).
'peace' is a homophone of 'piece'.
'piece'+'meal'='PIECEMEAL'
'say' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for piecemeal that I've seen before include "step by step" , "taken bit by bit" , "A bit at a time" , "Claim epee in gradual unsystematic way" , "Gradually, little by little" .)