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.

[EX Q]: Category: CLOSE BUT NO SITAR 
Clue: "Tailgate" was once a popular style of New Orleans jazz featuring this slide instrument
[EX A]: trombone

[EX Q]: Category: SUN 
Clue: In the main reaction making the sun's energy, 2 of these nuclear particles fuse & one becomes a neutron
[EX A]: protons

[EX Q]: Category: MALTA BOUND 
Clue: When a critter is said to be a Maltese, it's often a white one of these animals
[EX A]:
dog