Play This One With A Clue

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 6
  2. heartK Q 3
  3. diamondA 8 7 5 4 2
  4. clubA J
  1. spadeJ 10 4
  2. heart10 8 7 4
  3. diamondQ 9
  4. clubK 6 5 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 4 1 5 4
S 4 4 1 5 3
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 8 3
  2. heartA J 9 5 2
  3. diamondK 6 3
  4. club9 8

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: heart4
  1. spadeA K 7 5 2
  2. heart6
  3. diamondJ 10
  4. clubQ 10 7 3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1spade
Pass 2diamond Pass 2spade
Pass 3spade* Pass 4spade
Pass Pass Pass

* forcing

At trick three you should led clubJ! If the defenders allow this to hold then you cash clubA and then three top trumps, switching back to clubQ to force out the king.

At the table, with cards laying as shown, you might rightly say that the contract is cold on virtually any sensible line. Indeed, but what if this had been the layout ...
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