Clothing features: elastic loop tops in legs (6)
I believe the answer is:
lapels
'legs' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'clothing features elastic loop tops' is the wordplay.
'clothing' becomes 'laps' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'features' is an insertion indicator.
'tops' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'elastic loop' is 'el'.
'laps' enclosing 'el' is 'LAPELS'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lapels that I've seen before include "Parts of collars" , "Turnovers at the neck" , "Folded flaps at front of coat" , "Folded-back flaps on front of coat" , "They turn back on the front" .)