Move friskily in a top with more attractive outside (3,1,5)
I believe the answer is:
cut a caper
'move friskily' is the definition.
(to cut a caper is to skip around)
'a top with more attractive outside' is the wordplay.
'top with' becomes 'cap' (both can mean to beat or outdo. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'more attractive' becomes 'cuter' ('cute' can be similar in meaning to 'attractive').
'outside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a'+'cap'='acap'
'acap' put inside 'cuter' is 'CUT A CAPER'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cut a caper that I've seen before include "When making tartar sauce, one has to" , "to make a start on tartare sauce" , "Make a playful skipping movement" , "Bound" , "Skip or jump playfully" .)