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Assuming that you want to avoid leading a trump, if West has four diamonds then he cannot be prevented from reaching dummy with a diamond ruff, but that will allow you K to become an eventual winner. Partner's 2 has told you that A is going to stand up so it's simply a question of cashing it and exiting with a club. West has to ruff and you can allow K to hold before winning the second heart and continuing with clubs. Declarer has no chance.

At one table South cashed an ill advised A at trick three allowing West to unblock. Now there was a vital entry to dummy and declarer picked up the trumps to register 420.
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