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 judge whether this defines the answer.
'a sentimental sort missing the point' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within 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" .)