Correspondent Anguish

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 4
  2. heartA 10
  3. diamondQ 8 7 5 2
  4. clubA 10 6 2
  1. spade8 7 2
  2. heartK Q J 6 4
  3. diamond—
  4. club8 7 5 4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 2 5 - - 3
S 2 5 - - 3
E - - - 1 -
W - - - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA J 9 6 3
  2. heart9 5 2
  3. diamondK 6 4 3
  4. clubQ

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: heartK
  1. spadeK Q 5
  2. heart8 7 3
  3. diamondA J 10 9
  4. clubK J 9
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass Pass 1NT
2club* Dble 2spade Pass
Pass 2NT Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass

* hearts and another

It was virtually double dummy by now. West looked an honest person and her discards showed three spades and five clubs. If I led clubK, clubJ, I knew that West would deliberately block the clubs by covering the jack, thereby preventing me from enjoying four club tricks, so how could I induce her to play low when I led clubJ? It seemed obvious to lead clubJ first, when from West's point of view it would be much less attractive to cover .. you can see what happened. Two light.

What I had completely overlooked (and this was pointed out by a contemptuous team captain) ...
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