Drawing in pamphlet about gaining independence (8)
I believe the answer is:
traction
'drawing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'pamphlet about gaining independence' is the wordplay.
'pamphlet' becomes 'tract' ('tract' can be a synonym of 'pamphlet').
'about' becomes 'on' (**).
'gaining' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'independence' becomes 'i'.
'tract'+'on'='tracton'
'tracton' placed around 'i' is 'TRACTION'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for traction that I've seen before include "Use of weights and pulleys to heal a fracture" , "Grip between something and the surface on which it moves" , "Medical stretching" , "Continuous pull on limb in medical treatment" , "Act of pulling" .)