As North, you are dealt (nobody vulnerable):
AK843 987 K4 J54.
Partner opens 1 and your RHO passes. Here's an easy one:
1
1. It was so easy, that I gave you only one choice. I hope you got it right.
LHO overcalls 2 and your partner bids 3 as shown. Now what?
Pass
3
3NT
4
5
Other
3. This says nothing about hearts. Partner will bid 3NT with hearts stopped. That's what you want. That's what you get. This is the full deal:
Call it a "Western Cue" if you must, but 3 was the right call leading to the right contract. The defense leads a heart and partner has 10 easy tricks.
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AK843 
987 
K4 
J54. and your RHO passes. Here's an easy one:
and your partner bids 3 as shown. Now what?
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