Basil for example a sentimental sort missing the point (8)
I believe the answer is:
aromatic
'basil for example' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'a sentimental sort missing the point' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'romaic' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aromatic that I've seen before include "Spicy material" , "with a nice bouquet" , "Sweet-scented" , "Perfumed" , "Fragrant or spicy, smells nice" .)