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Island boasting a vehicle, out of bounds (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ithaca

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'island' is the definition.
(I know that Ithaca is a island)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for ithaca that I've seen before include "Where Ulysses was produced" , "Greek island, legendary home of Odysseus" , "Greek island sought by Odysseus" , "Ionian island, home of Ulysses" , "Birthplace of Odysseus" .)

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