Find the decisive blow (difficulty 1245)

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Black to move

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  1. c7–a5 key move
  2. b4–a5
  3. a8–a5

What makes it

Mate in five, bought with a 4-point investment. It is the bishop that strikes first. The forced line runs 9 plies.