You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Category: 10-LETTER WORDS 
Clue: From the Latin for "hand written", it's the original text of an autnor's work
manuscript

Category: HEY, BEAUTIFUL 
Clue: She auditioned for the role of Cordelia on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" but won the title role instead
sarah michelle gellar

Category: NOVEL VOCABULARY 
Clue: He mentioned the word mixen, a synonym for dunghill, in his novel "Far From the Madding Crowd"

thomas hardy