An Ugly One

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA K Q J 6
  2. heartA 10 7 4 3
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA K 5
Green square in centre

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: North
Lead: clubQ
  1. spade10 7 2
  2. heartQ 6
  3. diamondK Q J 8 7
  4. club10 9 4
West North East South
2diamond* Pass 3diamond~
Pass 3spade Pass 4spade
Pass 4NT# Pass 5club
Pass 6spade End

* GF or 23+
~ positive (ugh)
# Blackwood

North decided to ask about aces - he thought he'd be able to park the club loser on diamondA, but despite hearing that particular parking slot had been removed, he punted the slam anyway. It had been an inelegant sequence, made more tortuous by South's failure to use an initial 2heart relay/negative. The contract was a poor one and it must have been a close run thing as to who was most disappointed with dummy - declarer, or dummy himself!

How would you play on clubQ lead?
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