Declarer Finds An Elegant Line

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Dealer: East
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade
  2. heartA 8
  3. diamond6 4
  4. clubK Q J 9
  1. spade
  2. heartK
  3. diamondQ J 8
  4. clubA 10 8 4
Green square in centre
  1. spade
  2. heartQ 10 9 6 3
  3. diamond
  4. club7 5 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: diamondK
  1. spade7
  2. heartJ 5 2
  3. diamond10 9 5
  4. club3
West North East South
Pass Pass
1diamond Pass Pass 1spade
Pass 2diamond* Pass 3diamond~
Pass 4spade End

* more info please
~ my hand is OK

South leads a club and West should duck. Unwilling to gamble with the club9, decalrer plars two top clubs, throwing a heart on the second. After winning clubA West leads heartK, so North plays two further rounds of clubs, South ruffing the nine. diamond10 now end-plays West.
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