The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ITHACA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ITHACA
- Using a vehicle, knocking out wings in New York City
- First person that docked starts to comb an island
- In with academics where Cornell is
- Protected by faith, a Catholic Greek island
- Mediterranean island discovered by some with a camera
- Greek island will be seen in that cab, apart from the eastern edges
- Greek island’s appeal getting hard cash after 50% cuts
- Italian journalist is cut off near a Greek island
- Greek island with a castle not entirely visible
- Area of Greece taken in with a camera
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The straight part
We know that "Greek island" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case greek island = ithaca.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.