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.

Q: Category: "O" YOU ANIMAL! 
Clue: It "coughs" out sediment by clapping its shell shut

A: oyster
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Q: Category: POLITICIANS 
Clue: This champion stock-car racer lost the 1996 race for North Carolina's Secretary of State

A: richard petty
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Q: Category: HOMONYMS 
Clue: A fixed look, or Ginger Rogers' partner

A:
a stare
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