AKx
AJx
Q10xxx
xx

xxx
xxx
--
AQJ10xxx

The contract is 3. You may pretend you are in 5 -- that makes things more interesting. The opening lead is the king of hearts. You win the ace.

You play a club towards your hand and the singleton king appears on your right. You draw trumps. Now you lead a heart towards the jack. Lefty rises with the queen and leads the ace of diamonds, which you ruff. The situation is now

AKx
J
Q10x
--

xxx
x
--
10xx

If you go to the board and ruff a diamond, which doesn't hurt and might help, nothing interesting happens.

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