Why is this drop shadow being cropped? IDCS4ME WinXPSP3

Hi,
I cannot figure out why this drop shadow is getting cropped.
Attached is a CS4 file with an embedded graphic. A drop shadow is applied. When this file is exported to PDF ("press quality"), the drop shadow is getting cropped, as you will see on the PDF attached. Why oh why?
All help welcomed.
Thanks,
Ariel

Thank you all. It is weird. I'm still not sure if it's a corrupt Photoshop file or an InDesign bug, or a user error?
Anyway, adding spread did help, but at the cost of slightly changing the quality of the shadow. I couldn't get a vector mask to help (I just added a "show all" mask). But cropping the top-right corner as Peter Spier suggested works and is the least invasive treatment.
I've got 3 more similar characters on the original page, all created by the same person with the same workflow, and none of them display this problem.
Thanks again,
Ariel

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