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A lot of ideas come to mind.

 

First, Opener might redouble 3 to show first-round control. Then, Responder can bid 3 to set that as trumps, if committing to slam exploration (and hence not that concerned about missing a spade game -- Opener has at most two spades anyway, assuming that the failure to double 1NT was anti-support). Opener can now cue 3 for the heart control.

 

That's probably enough to kick into RKCB, hopefully 4 (or even 4). After 4 Kickback, for example, Opener shows two with the Queen, which covers all diamond and non-spade losers, with at most one spade loser. The answer being 5, 5 presumably asks for specific Kings, and Opener's 5 reply seals the 7 deal.

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So you got to a small slam on 25 hcp in the middle of some competitive action by opps. You should be proud, not sad :)

 

The improvement I can see is bidding 4 instead of 6. It wouldn't put you automatically in 7, but it's a good way to try. But really, 7's not easy to bid.

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