Norwegian painter embraces independence in this city (6)
I believe the answer is:
munich
'this city' is the definition.
(Munich is an example)
'norwegian painter embraces independence' is the wordplay.
'norwegian painter' becomes 'munch' (I've seen this before).
'embraces' is an insertion indicator.
'independence' becomes 'I'.
'munch' enclosing 'i' is 'MUNICH'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for munich that I've seen before include "South German city" , "German capital" , "foreign city" , "Bavarian capital" , "Olympic venue" .)