Maid in Odyssey, one about to enter sauna excitedly (8)

I believe the answer is:

nausicaa

'maid in odyssey' is the definition.
(maiden in Homer's Odyssey)

'one about to enter sauna excitedly' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'about' becomes 'ca' (short for circa).
'to enter' is an insertion indicator.
'excitedly' is an anagram indicator.
'i'+'ca'='ica'
'sauna' anagrammed gives 'nausa'.
'ica' going inside 'nausa' is 'NAUSICAA'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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