Stand made by Hannibal perhaps descending on Nola initially (7)
I believe the answer is:
lectern
'stand' is the definition.
(lectern is a kind of stand)
'hannibal perhaps descending on nola initially' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'hannibal' could be 'lecter' and 'lecter' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'n' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'made by' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lectern that I've seen before include "Desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold text" , "stand in church" , "From which speaker delivers" , "Slanted reading desk" , "Church reading-desk" .)