Truly Wonderful Defence

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA J 10 8 3
  2. heartA 10 6
  3. diamondJ 8 3 2
  4. club7
Green square in centre

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: East
Lead: spade7
  1. spade7 4
  2. heartK 5
  3. diamondQ 9 6 4
  4. clubK J 9 8 4
West North East South
Pass 1NT* Pass
2diamond~ Pass 2heart Pass
2spade Pass 2NT Pass
3heart Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass

* 15-17
~ forcing Stayman

If you selected fourth highest of longest and strongest then you will already deviated from the optimum defensive path. South reasoned that East must be have a doubleton spade on the auction and fished out spade7. Declarer played low from dummy and North won with spadeQ to fire back club5 to declarer's queen and South's king.

What would you have played to trick three?
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