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Online, many new relationships are purely verbal (2,4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in name only

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'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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