Hannibal goes to the north to make a stand (7)
I believe the answer is:
lectern
'a stand' is the definition.
(I know that lectern is a type of stand)
'hannibal goes to the north' is the wordplay.
'hannibal' becomes 'Lecter'.
'goes to' says to put letters next to each other.
'the north' becomes 'N' (abbreviation).
'lecter'+'n'='LECTERN'
'to make' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for lectern that I've seen before include "speaker's position" , "Reader's stand" , "Orator's stand" , "Stand with sloping top to hold book" , "stand in church" .)