The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC June competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 17: Gadget freak programmer claims to be a health nut at heart!

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A clue to TECHNOJUNKIE.
5 comments refer to this clue (from 5 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Big ask of the solver to get "NO JUNK" from "claims to be a health nut"
2."health nut" to "no junk" is too big a stretch for me.
3.Cryptic element too vague
4.'to be' seems ungrammatical in the required syntax; also a bit of a stretch to arrive at the solution
5.Wordplay seems rather awkward (why the exclamation?) and surface reading a bit arbitrary.