Using a vehicle, knock out kerbs in Finger Lakes location (6)

I believe the answer is:

ithaca

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'using' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for ithaca that I've seen before include "Greek island, legendary home of Odysseus" , "part of NY" , "Homeric legendary island of King Odysseus" , "where long boat trip ended" , "Legendary island sought by Ulysses" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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