Very Unusual Dilemma

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: Aggregate
  1. spade7
  2. heartQ
  3. diamond5
  4. club8
  1. spadeK J
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. club10 7
Green square in centre
  1. spade
  2. heart8
  3. diamond10
  4. clubA K

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond6
  1. spade
  2. heartK J
  3. diamond
  4. clubJ 9
West North East South
1diamond 1heart
1spade 3heart* Pass 4heart
Pass Pass Pass

* non constructive

Look at East's dilemma as the spade is played from dummy. If East throws a diamond declarer ruffs with the king and leads another club, won by East. What does East do? To lead a trump means that dummy will be high, but to lead anything else allows South to cross-ruff the last two tricks.
It's similar if East ditches a club on spade7, for now South ruffs with the jack and leads a club. East can give South the last two tricks by playing a trump or alternatively let heartK and heartQ make separately.
Finally, if East decides to ruff the spade then South makes all her trumps separately without any complications.
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