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Big city with the old style look (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oslo

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'big city' is the definition.
'Oslo' can be an answer for 'city' (capital of Norway). I am unsure of the 'big' bit.

'with the old style look' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the old style' becomes 'OS' (used in reference to old-style dates).
'look' becomes 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'os' put next to 'lo' is 'OSLO'.

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(Other definitions for oslo that I've seen before include "Northern capital of Czechoslovakia?" , "foreign port" , "Capital city, called Kristiania until 1924" , "European capital in go-slow" , "European capital city (found in Czechoslovakia!)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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