Broom making me sob, perhaps (5)
I believe the answer is:
besom
'broom' is the definition.
(besom is a kind of broom)
'me sob perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'me'+'sob'='mesob'
'mesob' anagrammed gives 'BESOM'.
'making' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for besom that I've seen before include "cleaner?" , "sweeper" , "Twig-broom" , "Twig broom" , "Sweeping item" .)