Peel open badly for the wife who waited for Odysseus (8)

I believe the answer is:

penelope

(Other definitions for penelope that I've seen before include "Girl's name" , "Woman" , "The wife who waited for years for Odysseus" , "Ulysses' faithful wife" , "lady" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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