An OK Line But Not Best

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Aggregate
  1. spadeA K Q 7 3
  2. heartA 8 3
  3. diamondQ 7 2
  4. club10 5
  1. spade10 9 5 4 2
  2. heart9 7 4
  3. diamondA K 10
  4. clubK 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 2 2 3 3
S 3 2 2 3 3
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 6
  2. heartQ 10 5 2
  3. diamond9 8 5 3
  4. clubA 8 4

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: heart7
  1. spadeJ
  2. heartK J 6
  3. diamondJ 6 4
  4. clubQ J 9 7 3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass 2club
Pass 2spade Pass 2NT
Pass 3NT End
Surely the best line must be to play a club at trick two, continuing the suit if the defence duck. If the first club is won then you can win the heart in dummy and play to establish the clubs, whereas if the first club is ducked and hearts are continued you will win in hand with the jack, unblock spadeJ, and cross to heartA to cash the spades.

The alternative line .
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