A Difficult Defence

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade7 5
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. club9 7 6 5
  1. spade8 6
  2. heartJ
  3. diamondJ 9 5
  4. club
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 9
  2. heart10 8
  3. diamond8 7
  4. club

Contract: 3NTT
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond4
  1. spade10 2
  2. heartQ 9
  3. diamondK 10
  4. club
West North East South
Pass 1heart* 1NT Dble
2club~ Pass 2diamond Pass
Pass 3club Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass#

*spades, 9-14
~diamonds
#unhappy!!

This left the position as in the diagram. Declarer was able to win the spade in dummy, cash two more clubs and lead a spade towards her hand for the ninth trick. Just see what happens if East had not cashed her heart honours, and decides to exit with the spadeK.
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