Internet connections therefore claimed various sources of internet access (6,5)

I believe the answer is:

social media

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'internet connections' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'therefore claimed various sources of internet access' is the wordplay.
'therefore' becomes 'so' ('so' can mean 'consequently' or 'therefore').
'various' is an anagram indicator.
'sources of' suggests taking the first letters (the beginning of a word is its sauce).
The initial letters of 'internet access' is 'ia'.
'claimed' is an anagram of 'cialmed'.
'so'+'cialmed'+'ia'='SOCIAL MEDIA'

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(Other definitions for social media that I've seen before include "Apps used for networking" , "Popular communications channels" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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