Communicating outside lines (2,5)
I believe the answer is:
in touch
'communicating' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for in touch that I've seen before include "Communicating - out of play" , "aware of what's happening" , "Having up-to-date knowledge" , "off the field" , "Kicked out of play" .)