Odd sort, odd making stand (7)
I believe the answer is:
rostrum
'stand' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'odd sort odd' is the wordplay.
'odd' indicates an anagram.
'odd' becomes 'rum' (rum can mean strange or dubious).
'sort' anagrammed gives 'rost'.
'rost'+'rum'='ROSTRUM'
'making' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for rostrum that I've seen before include "Platform for speaker" , "beak" , "Raised platform" , "Platform for public speakers" , "Platform for public speaking" .)