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: CHARACTER ASSASSINATION 
Clue: Air Force gunner Snowden catches some flak & dies in Yossarian's arms, courtesy of this author

A: heller
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Q: Category: DESIGN 
Clue: Derived from scutum, the Latin for "shield", it's a shield bearing a coat of arms, or a metal plate around a keyhole

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

A:
"siddhartha"
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