The penne turns out to be a drug to forget (8)

I believe the answer is:

nepenthe

(Other definitions for nepenthe that I've seen before include "Pitcher-plant" , "pain reliever" , "The drink causing sorrow to be forgotten, poetically" , "drink to forget" , "sleep-inducing drug" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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