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The full complement of men on board? (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chess set

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'the full complement of men on board?' is the definition.
(men can mean chess pieces)

'of men on board?' is the wordplay.
'of men' becomes 'set' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'board?' becomes 'chess' (chess board is a kind of board).
'set' after 'chess' is 'CHESS SET'.

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(Other definitions for chess set that I've seen before include "It's played on a chequered board with 32 pieces" , "King, pawns etc." , "Game with kings, queens and bishops" , "It's played with kings, queens and bishops" , "men, along with the board" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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