Details of independent article in 'Time' (8)
I believe the answer is:
minutiae
'details' is the definition.
(minutia is a kind of detail)
'independent article in time' is the wordplay.
'independent' becomes 'i'.
'article' becomes 'a' (indefinite article).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'time' becomes 'minute' (I've seen this before**).
'i'+'a'='ia'
'ia' going within 'minute' is 'MINUTIAE'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for minutiae that I've seen before include "Detailed particulars" , "Tiny or trivial details" , "Precise details" , "trifles" , "Trivia, very small details" .)