What does the cryptic crossword clue "Party? Good! Know direction of line for setter's home? (3,6)" mean?

The definition is "setter's home?". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). DO (synonym="party") + G (synonym="good") + KEN (synonym="know") + NE (synonym="direction") + L (synonym="line") = DOGKENNEL; definition: "setter's home?" The answer is DOGKENNEL.

Party? Good! Know direction of line for setter's home? (3,6)

Guardian Cryptic #29011 | 9 Across | 2023-03-07 flower

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