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Shut up and run away with loyal wife (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

penelope

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'loyal wife' is the definition.
'penelope' can be an answer for 'wife' (I have seen 'Wife of Odysseus' mean 'penelope' so perhaps 'wife' could also mean 'penelope'). I am unsure of the 'loyal' bit.

'shut up and run away' is the wordplay.
'shut up' becomes 'pen' (pen can mean to shut in or enclose).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'run away' becomes 'elope' (I've seen this in another clue).
'pen'+'elope'='PENELOPE'

'with' is the link.

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

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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