Sample making sense (5)
I believe the answer is:
taste
I believe this is a double definition.
'sample' is the first definition.
(synonyms)
'sense' is the second definition.
(taste is one of the five senses)
'making' is the link.
(Other definitions for taste that I've seen before include "one of the 4 [SENSE] s" , "Decorum" , "Discrimination - a sense" , "Partake of" , "One of the senses" .)