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12a. Party understood to be getting rid of extremists (2,4) - AT HOME

The wordplay is fAT HOMEd , and the def. is 'Party', which is given in at least one online thesaurus, so it is right, but I just can't see how the two are related - can someone enlighten me?

Fathomed means understood.

No Rusty, I'm not asking how it's parsed, the definition is 'Party', so my question is - how are 'At Home' and 'Party' synonyms, which they definitely are because it's given in at least one online thesaurus.

An at-home is a party held in one's own house.

Sorry, Brendan.
An "at home" can be a party.
Chambers days it is a reception given in one's own house, or words close to that.

That's great, thanks Rusty, thanks Demeter.

Hi Brendan,

I think I've heard this mentioned years ago when my friends wife used to do tupperware parties. When someone agreed to do a party for them and play the host in their own house, they called it a 'At Home' party oppsed to being at a pre-arranged outside venue.
I think it's the same with the Ann Summers parties aswell (allegedly!)

Thanks Les, I'm beginning to think there's a whole world out there I've missed out on!

In the early 80s I went to an Ann Summer's party at the home of the local policeman.
The invitations went out disguised as Tupperware ones.