Subtle Defence That Might Have Been

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q 10 4
  2. heartA K J 6
  3. diamondK J 5
  4. club9 3
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 5
  2. heart9 4 3
  3. diamondA 8
  4. clubK J 8 7 6 4

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: clubA
West North East South
1diamond* 2club 2diamond
Pass 3club Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass

* playing five card majors

. . . because if we had been sitting there with this (slightly modified) East hand, how many of us would have discarded a club on the fourth heart? Certainly I would not have the guile to do so. South would surely play exactly as declarer did at the table, for why had East thrown a winning club when the small diamond could be spared?
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