Where Americans can manage without crashing cars (5)

I believe the answer is:

maine

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'where americans can manage without crashing cars' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for maine that I've seen before include "state of USA" , "American state, capital Augusta" , "somewhere in America" , "North-east American state" , "US state, capital Augusta (5)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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