Shocked But Happy Ending

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q 4
  2. heartA Q 4
  3. diamondK 8 7 6 4
  4. clubK 7
  1. spade10 9 6
  2. heart9 8 7 5 2
  3. diamondJ 10 5
  4. club3 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 5 2 6 4
S 3 4 2 5 4
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 3
  2. heartK J 3
  3. diamondQ 9 3
  4. clubQ J 10 8 5

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: South
Lead: club3
  1. spadeJ 8 7 5 2
  2. heart10 6
  3. diamondA 2
  4. clubA 9 6 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT* Pass
2heart~ Dble Pass 3spade
Pass 4spade End

* 12-14
~ weak, natural

Declarer, a legendary figure, played clubK, clubA and ruffed a club low as West pitched a diamond. Now came diamondK, diamond to the ace, and a second club ruffed with spadeQ. After cashing spadeA, South ruffed a diamond with spadeJ and exited with a trump. Although East could exit with a club, South's heart loser disappeared on the fifth diamond. In all, South lost just the two trumps.

Nicely played, but what about the shock?
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