It's far from base (4)
I believe the answer is:
apex
'base' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'it's far from' is the wordplay.
'it's far' becomes 'ap' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'from' becomes 'ex' ('from' in Latin).
'ap'+'ex'='APEX'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for apex that I've seen before include "Top, peak" , "Uppermost point" , "white collar union" , "Pointed top" , "Apogee, summit" .)