Confused as sharp taste came first (7)
I believe the answer is:
tangled
'confused' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'sharp taste came first' is the wordplay.
'sharp taste' becomes 'tang' (I've seen this before).
'came first' becomes 'led' (I've seen this in other clues).
'tang'+'led'='TANGLED'
'as' is the link.
(Other definitions for tangled that I've seen before include "Twisted into confused mass" , "Muddled together, complicated" , "Confusedly matted" , "Entwined" , "Caught" .)