What does the cryptic crossword clue "Nursing head, why I visited tip-top Japanese bar that’s exasperating (3,8,4)" mean?

The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). FOR (synonym="FOR") + GOOD (synonym="GOOD") + NESS (synonym="‘head’land") + SAKE (synonym="‘why I visited tip-top Japanese bar’") = FORGOODNESSSAKE The answer is FORGOODNESSSAKE.

Nursing head, why I visited tip-top Japanese bar that’s exasperating (3,8,4)

Guardian Cryptic #29401 | 5 Down | 2024-06-05 flower

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