Place to preach sensational stuff connected to Italian (6)
I believe the answer is:
pulpit
'place to preach' is the definition.
(a preacher may stand at a pulpit)
'sensational stuff connected to italian' is the wordplay.
'sensational stuff' becomes 'pulp' (as in pulp novels).
'connected to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'italian' becomes 'it' (abbreviation for Italian).
'pulp'+'it'='PULPIT'
(Other definitions for pulpit that I've seen before include "From which minister spouts" , "Preacher's rostrum" , "Sermons are preached from it" , "Church lectern" , "Ambo" .)