On defense, sometimes a little white lie is necessary in order to point Partner in the right direction.  No more clues, here’s your problem:

 

 

                                                 None Vulnerable

                                                 South   West    North   East

                                                 1♥         2♣        2♦        Pass

                                                 2♥         Pass   4♥        Pass

                                                 Pass    Pass

 

You are sitting East, trying to beat 4♥.  Partner leads the ♣A.  Where can you find four defensive tricks?  Assuming that West has the Ace-King of Clubs, it seems more than likely that Declarer has the ♠A and the ♥A for that opening bid, so at first glance it may appear that the best the defense can do is to take its two Club tricks and the ♦A.  That's not enough!  Any ideas for an extra trick?  OK, now that you’ve solved the problem, let us proceed ...

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