Online, many new relationships are purely verbal (2,4,4)
I believe the answer is:
in name only
'relationships are purely verbal' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'online many new' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'online'+'many'='onlinemany'
'onlinemany' with letters rearranged gives 'IN NAME ONLY'.
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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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