The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC June competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 9: Computer fan that is installed at end of houseboat.

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A clue to TECHNOJUNKIE.
6 comments refer to this clue (from 6 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Nice play on (electric) fan, though the required "house/boat" split is probably unfair
2.Why would a computer fan be installed in a houseboat?
3.Surface seems a little unlikely
4.One might install a fan, but a computer fan? And to lift and separate 'houseboat' for what is required here seems way too challenging
5.Definition seems too narrow, wordplay as intended requires a space between 'house' and 'boat' and surface seems rather arbitrary.
6.Houseboat is one word.