Old coppers or strippers (7)
I believe the answer is:
peelers
'strippers' is the definition.
('peeler' can be a synonym of 'stripper')
'old coppers' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'coppers' could be 'p' and 'p' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'eelers' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'or' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for peelers that I've seen before include "domestic appliances" , "Old law" .)