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This is a good hand, and many players would be tempted to force with an unwise 3. The spade suit is still a possible trump suit and any fit could get lost in the murk of 1-3-3-3. 3 in this sequence would likely be an advance cue-bid agreeing diamonds.

By bidding 2 followed by a natural 2, East allows his partner to show good spade support - a suit West might not have bid over 2 when lacking the strength for a reverse.

All hypothetical stuff, because as you can see, West had hearts and not spades. The Scots reached a good slam, so how would have played it? South plays J on dummy's ace.
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