"Gorillas in the Mist" primate (3)
I believe the answer is:
ape
'gorillas in the mist primate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for ape that I've seen before include "Idiot" , "Our cousin" , "Send up" , "drill" , "Closely follow" .)