Stand journey, and make to return (6)
I believe the answer is:
tripod
'stand' is the definition.
(I know that tripod is a type of tripod)
'journey and make to return' is the wordplay.
'journey' becomes 'trip' (trip is a kind of journey).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'make' becomes 'do' (do can mean to make or prepare).
'to return' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'do' written backwards gives 'od'.
'trip'+'od'='TRIPOD'
(Other definitions for tripod that I've seen before include "Drop it (anag)" , "Three-legged stand as for camera" , "one appears to have three legs!" , "Pay heed" , "Three-legged support" .)