Berlin regularly turning over loads...quite a big city! (7)

I believe the answer is:

bristol

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'city' is the definition.
(Bristol is an example)

'berlin regularly turning over loads' is the wordplay.
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'turning over' is a reversal indicator.
'loads' becomes 'lots' (synonyms).
The alternate letters of 'berlin' are 'bri'.
'lots' reversed gives 'stol'.
'bri'+'stol'='BRISTOL'

'quite a big' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for bristol that I've seen before include "City west of Bath" , "Place associated with fashion" , "Port and industrial city in southwest England" , "10 in SW England" , "Brief stay" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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