Be involved with grisly tome of a romantic nature (3-5-4)

I believe the answer is:

boy-meets-girl

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'be involved with grisly tome of a romantic nature' is the definition.
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'be involved with grisly tome' is the wordplay.
'involved with' indicates an anagram (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'grisly'+'tome'='grislytome'
'be' mixed up with 'grislytome' makes 'BOY-MEETS-GIRL'.

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