Apes shortly scoffing last of ripe fruit (7)
I believe the answer is:
oranges
'fruit' is the definition.
(oranges are a type of fruit)
'apes shortly scoffing last of ripe' is the wordplay.
'apes shortly' becomes 'orangs' (short for orangutans).
'scoffing' indicates putting letters inside.
'last of' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'ripe' is 'e'.
'orangs' enclosing 'e' is 'ORANGES'.
(Other definitions for oranges that I've seen before include "Citrus fruits" , "Mandarins, satsumas etc." , "'Mandarins, say (7)'" , "Citrus fruit" , "Go snare these fruits" .)