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.
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Question: Category: IT TAKES A THIEF 
Clue: English novelist Ernest Hornung created this “gentleman cracksman”

Answer: raffles


Question: Category: LITERATURE 
Clue: This 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse is based on the early life of Buddha

Answer: "siddhartha"


Question: Category: DISTURBING THE "P"s 
Clue: Clowns attempt rape, cheat on each other & eventually commit murder in this Leoncavallo opera

Answer:
pagliacci