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...He rose with A♦, laid down K♣ — pinning South’s J♣ — and then continued with 7♣, allowing East to score both his 10♣ and A♣, which set the contract....
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...Having drawn trumps, cash ♦AK and exit with J♦. East will win and, unless he leads a club, he will proffer a ruff in dummy and a discard of 5♣ from hand....
...Now, he can lead a diamond and, whatever East plays, declarer covers it. Let’s say that East rises with 10♦, J♦ is played and West wins with K♦....
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