Subtle Inference

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Dealer: East
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 3
  2. heartA Q 9
  3. diamondJ 8 6
  4. clubJ 6 5 4 3
  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. club
Green square in centre
  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. club

Contract: 5diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: spade4
  1. spadeA K Q
  2. heart8 5
  3. diamondA K 10 9 7 5 4
  4. club10
West North East South
1spade 2diamond
Pass 3diamond Dble Pass
3spade Pass Pass 5diamond
Pass Pass Pass
Well here I am nearly 20 hours later, and no doubt you have guessed why I have included this deal. Seven diamond tricks, three spades and a heart add up to contract made, so you know that the diamonds are three-nil and the heart finesse is offside.

If you start with that a priori assumption how would you play the hand?
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