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Drawing in pamphlet about gaining independence (8)

Ross

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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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