Elevated area cold? Skip the top (4)
I believe the answer is:
hill
'top' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hill that I've seen before include "High mass of land" , "Over the .... - past life's prime" , "High point, but not a mountain" , "Small mountain" , "See 14" .)