Very quietly look around for something hot (6)
I believe the answer is:
pepper
'something hot' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'very quietly look around' is the wordplay.
'very quietly' becomes 'pp' (musical abbreviation for pianissimo).
'look' becomes 'peer' (peering is a kind of looking).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'pp' put inside 'peer' is 'PEPPER'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pepper that I've seen before include "Pungent spice" , "hit by gunshot" , "Name of Band Sergeant" , "Hot spice" , "Hot-tasting spice" .)