Opening lead: K

After three rounds of clubs and a spade shift, you win
trick four in your hand and cash three trumps, ending
in dummy. Then lead the jack of diamonds. West, a
passed hand, is unlikely to hold the queen. East will
cover the jack with the queen and you win the ace and
lead the 7 to the king. Now you are in position to take
a ruffing finesse of East's 9 of diamonds, setting up
a diamond trick in dummy for your tenth trick.

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