Dummy doesn't play two cards

One defender led a club. Declarer called for a club. Dummy took the low club from Ax and held it face forward and motionless, close the table. Which doesn't count as played, though it would be must-be-played for declarer.

Dummy then pushed the ace of clubs forward. Which is what dummy might do for a singleton, albeit the dummy is more likely pull the card backwards (towards dummy). Apparently that does not count as played either, because the card is never picked up from the table.

Defender, thinking that dummy was playing the ace, played small, an irrational play. When he learned that a small club was played, he wanted to play his king (the logical play).

Well, interesting situation -- two cards that looked "played" even though technically neither one had been played. As far as I can tell.

In retrospect, I think dummy's movement of the ace of clubs is an extraneous movement, akin to an extraneous comment -- no penalty, but rectification if the opponents are damaged.
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