Onetime comics penguin (4)

I believe the answer is:

opus

(Other definitions for opus that I've seen before include "Piece of music (with number)" , "Composition - magnum __" , "Creative work, eg in writing, art or music" , "Work (mus.)" , "Musical composition in the soup" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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