Goes beyond removing power from fools (5)
I believe the answer is:
asses
'fools' is the definition.
(ass is a kind of fool)
'goes beyond removing power' is the wordplay.
'goes beyond' becomes 'passes' ('pass' can be a synonym of 'go beyond').
'removing' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'power' becomes 'p'.
'passes' with 'p' taken away is 'ASSES'.
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for asses that I've seen before include "Animals of horse family" , "Donkeys" , "Braying animals" , "Idiots" , "Fools, quadrupeds" .)