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An elimination play with loser on loser

This deal happened in last second qualifying in the National Women's Bridge League Cup, 2018, the highest level women's bridge competition in China. Board 5 Vul: NS Dealer: North North     East     South     West  Pass       Pass      1♢          4♣     X         Pass      4♠          AP Lead: ♣A Trick      North   East    South    West    1            ♣T      ♣6       ♣9          ♣A    2            ♡T      ♡A        ♡6          ♡3    3            ♢A       ♢T       ♢2          ♢K West leads the ♣A and then shifts to ♡3. East wins with the ♡A and returns ♢T! Quite amazing shift... How to play now? 4♣ shows West holds 8 clubs. After drawing 3 round trumps, West discards 2 clubs. It is obvious that West might be 1-3-1-8 or 1-2-2-8. After running ♡, West follows 2 small ♡ which exposed all the distribution. 1-3-1-8 for West. Now the endplay becomes interesting. Assuming that ♢3 is played from the table, the contract is icy. If East follows 9 or 6(they are the