Inclined to sting perhaps as whips maybe (7)
I believe the answer is:
waspish
'inclined to sting' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'as whips maybe' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'as'+'whips'='aswhips'
'aswhips' with letters rearranged gives 'WASPISH'.
'perhaps' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for waspish that I've seen before include "Sharply irritable" , "Easily angered - with black and yellow stripes?" , "irascible" , "Bad-tempered like striped stinger" , "Splenetic" .)