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>>35
I'm not sure if there are official rules about pronunciations of imported words. But as far as I know, it seems to depend on ages, communities the speakers belong to and such. Generally, if he is

young: similar to or same as クワ
old or not good at English: クア
very old and not familiar with imported words: カ

For example, older Japanese may become puzzled when they are to pronounce クァッドコア (quad-core), and maybe they say either "クアッドコア" or "カッドコア". But a younger tech-savvy may pronounce it like "クワッド-コア" or "quado-コア".