Lead A Suit Any Suit

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA K Q 9 4
  2. heart8 6 5
  3. diamondK J 4
  4. clubK 6
  1. spade10
  2. heartK J 7 4
  3. diamondA 9 7 2
  4. clubQ 10 8 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 2 1 2 -
S - 2 1 2 -
E 5 - - - 1
W 5 - - - 1
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 8 5 2
  2. heart10 2
  3. diamond6
  4. clubA 9 7 4 3 2

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: North
Lead: ?
  1. spade7 6 3
  2. heartA Q 9 3
  3. diamondQ 10 8 5 3
  4. clubJ
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade Pass 2diamond
Pass 3diamond Pass 3spade
Pass 4spade End
Partner's clubQ is surely a suit preference signal, so West wants you to lead a heart now. A diamond switch will allow you to get a ruff alright - but only at the expense of your trump trick. North will now win your belated heart switch, draw trumps and ditch two hearts on the long diamonds. What else?
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