Wrecked galleon thin foes like (5,3,5,2)
I believe the answer is:
along the lines of
'like' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'wrecked galleon thin foes' is the wordplay.
'wrecked' is an anagram indicator.
'galleon'+'thin'+'foes'='galleonthinfoes'
'galleonthinfoes' is an anagram of 'ALONG THE LINES OF'.
(Other definitions for along the lines of that I've seen before include "Like" , "Similar to" .)