And Bobby Wolff says...
What could go wrong? The only possible danger was that clubs would not perform if East held them all—and as South, you would be helpless to do anything about it. However, rather than nonchalantly playing a small club toward dummy, think first. You can protect against West having the actual holding by playing the queen first and subsequently finessing against the ten and the nine (retaining your double honors, the king and jack), establishing your long suit and making an overtrick. This plan of attack picks up West's pesky holding with no loss other than the club ace. The correct play of the card combination makes the difference between an undertrick and an overtrick.
Below is the entire hand.

The easy-looking hands cause most of the problems.
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