College town on the shore of Cayuga Lake (6)
![Ross](/clue/static/ross-mug.min.png)
I believe the answer is:
ithaca
(Other definitions for ithaca that I've seen before include "Last location of Homer's Odyssey" , "Legendary island sought by Ulysses" , "In Homeric legend, Odysseus was its king" , "Odysseus's home" , "where long boat trip ended" .)