Not A Mind Blower But Quietly Elegant

Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Rubber

  1. spadeA 10
  2. heartA Q 10 6
  3. diamondQ 10 9 6 4 2
  4. club10
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 8 6 3 2
  2. heartJ 7 3
  3. diamondA K
  4. clubK 6 3

Contract: 5diamond
Declarer: West
Lead: spade9

West North East South
1spade
2diamond Pass 2NT Pass
3heart Pass 4diamond Pass
5diamond End
After an initial 1spade from South you, as West, have arrived in 5diamond.

You need to make this contract to prevent East from throwing a wobbly, for on the assumption that heartK is right and the diamonds are kind, 3NT would be easy. How would you play after winning South's spadeQ with the ace?
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