With taste, do they begin to question the powers of primates? (7)
I believe the answer is:
canapes
'with taste do they begin to question' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.
'powers of primates?' is the wordplay.
'powers of' becomes 'can' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'primates?' becomes 'apes' (ape is a kind of primate).
'can'+'apes'='CANAPES'
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for canapes that I've seen before include "Appetisers" , "for the party buffet" , "Small party eats" , "Savoury spreads on bread or toast as appetizer" , "food for party" .)