Nothing Too Taxing

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q J 6 5
  2. heartA K 9
  3. diamondJ 10 9 5
  4. club9
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 9 4
  2. heart7 6 5
  3. diamondA 3
  4. clubQ J 10 7 5

Contract: 3spade
Declarer: West
Lead: clubA
West North East South
1spade Dble 2spade Pass
Pass Dble Pass 3club
3spade End
Do you play double in this situation as take-out and constructive? It certainly would have worked well here, for East would have passed like a shot, turning the double into some serious business. As it was West bid a purely competitive 3spade over South's 3club, and a great opportunity was missed.

So West played 3spade on clubA lead and a heart switch to South's jack. How would you have proceeded had you been declarer?
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