Double Double

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Dealer: West
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade
  2. heart
  3. diamondQ 7 6
  4. club10
  1. spade
  2. heart10
  3. diamondK 3
  4. clubQ
Green square in centre
  1. spade3
  2. heart
  3. diamondA 8 5
  4. club

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: East
Lead: clubA
  1. spade
  2. heartQ
  3. diamondJ 4
  4. clubK
West North East South
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Pass 1club 4spade Pass
Pass Pass
. . . is that, provided diamond109 are discarded on the trumps, the contract still makes even if South has the clubK (impossible on our auction). In this alternative ending South is caught in a guard squeeze, forced to discard a diamond and exposing his partner to a diamond finesse.

So what is the winning defence?
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