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Every so often, solver brawls over brand names (6)

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I believe the answer is:

labels

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'brand names' is the definition.
'labels' can be an answer for 'names' (label is a kind of name). I'm unsure of the 'brand' bit.

'every so often solver brawls over' is the wordplay.
'every so often' means one should take alternating letters.
'over' is a reversal indicator.
'solver'+'brawls'='solverbrawls'
The alternating letters of 'solverbrawls' are 'slebal'.
'slebal' back-to-front is 'LABELS'.

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(Other definitions for labels that I've seen before include "Appends a category to something or someone" , "Tags; classifies" , "'Trade names, of designers say (6)'" , "Present tags" , "tags,brands" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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