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Sorry, the orientation of this diagram is confusing. You are East; South is the dummy.

 

IMPs

 

You lead a top club and cash a second one. Playing standard signals, partner follows up the line with two low clubs and declarer does likewise.

 

And now?

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Spade switch can cost: Q/AKQxx/xxx/Jxxx. Diamond switch can't pick up the suit but can give declarer the guess. This could (though more slowly) set up a suit for discards, but I find it difficult to construct a layout. Heart switch can save declarer the guess. Club continuation seems unlikely to work (e.g. xxx/AKQxx/x/JTxx, when it gives away the contract).

 

I think a diamond is both safest and closest to what partner has signalled for. I play the 2.

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