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So to speak (2,2,4)

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I believe the answer is:

as it were

'so to speak' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for as it were that I've seen before include "Just like if really so" , "In a kind of way" , "In a manner of speaking" , "In sort of" , "So to speak" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun, The Times and the LA Times.
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