instruction:
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.
question:
Category: CLOSE BUT NO SITAR 
Clue: "Tailgate" was once a popular style of New Orleans jazz featuring this slide instrument
answer:
trombone


question:
Category: STUPID ANSWERS 
Clue: In the web address of the federal motor carrier safety administration, it comes just before "dot gov"
answer:
dot


question:
Category: "R"ITERS 
Clue: This author of the hitchhiking novel "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" once hitchhiked across the U.S.
answer:

tom robbins