What does the cryptic crossword clue "Had board elected all the eccentric nobs at summit? (5)" mean?

The definition is "Had". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). E (first_letter="elected") + A (first_letter="all") + T (abbreviation="the") + E (first_letter="eccentric") + N (first_letter="nobs") = EATEN; definition: "Had" The answer is EATEN.

Had board elected all the eccentric nobs at summit? (5)

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