Satisfying Ending

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spade
  2. heartQ 9
  3. diamond
  4. club6 5
  1. spade9
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. club4 3 2
Green square in centre
  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamond10 7
  4. clubA K

Contract: 7spade
Declarer: West
Lead: diamond8
  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamondA K
  4. clubQ 10 9
West North East South
1club 1diamond
2spade Pass 3spade Pass
4diamond Pass 4heart Pass
5diamond Pass 6spade Pass
7spade End
Declarer came down to this four card ending, with South still to play. What could he throw? A club would mean declarer could cash clubAK and make the club4 at the end, whereas to throw a diamond would allow declarer to enter dummy with a club and establish a diamond by ruffing, leaving dummy high.

The full hand .
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