Essentially, romanticise their tomfoolery? (5)

I believe the answer is:

antic

'tomfoolery?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'essentially romanticise their' is the wordplay.
'essentially' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (essence can mean the inside of something).
'ANTIC' is hidden in the letters of 'romanticise their'.

(Other definitions for antic that I've seen before include "Frolic" , "Ludicrous act done for fun" , "Prank" , "Old clown" , "Eccentric once" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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