Add up boxes circulating top-notch features (6,5)
I believe the answer is:
mutton chops
'features' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both body parts as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'add up boxes circulating top-notch' is the wordplay.
'add' becomes 'sum' (synonyms).
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'boxes' indicates putting letters inside (the outside letters must 'box' inside letters in).
'circulating' indicates an anagram.
'sum' in reverse letter order is 'mus'.
'top'+'notch'='topnotch'
'topnotch' is an anagram of 'ttonchop'.
'mus' going around 'ttonchop' is 'MUTTON CHOPS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for mutton chops that I've seen is " whiskers".)