The play of an unnecessarily high card in a suit to preserve a small card.
For example:

If West leads out the ace and king, East needs to unblock the queen in order that West can run the suit.
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The play of an unnecessarily high card in a suit to preserve a small card.
For example:

If West leads out the ace and king, East needs to unblock the queen in order that West can run the suit.