Bridge Quiz 17-3
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Contract : 3NT     North leads the ♠J
Declarer (W)
♠ K 6 5
♥ A 8
♦ K 7 6
A Q J 9 8
  Dummy (E)
♠ A Q 7
♥ K J 9 7 3
♦ 5 3 2
♣ 4 3

Declarer must take the finesse in clubs against the ♣K. For if it loses it will be to North who can not threaten Declarer's ♦K.

Therefore (at trick 1) Dummy wins the spade trick with the ♠Q.
Then (at trick 2) Dummy's ♣3 is lead to Declarer's ♣J, finessing South for the ♣K.