Give independence to a segment of trade: I see? (10)

'give' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'independence to a segment of trade i see?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'independence' could be 'i' and 'i' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
'see?' could be 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!') and 'lo' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?