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: GERMAN LITERATURE 
Clue: In "Heroes Like Us" the hero's father works for this East German secret police

Answer: the stasi


Question: Category: COOKING 
Clue: When a pie has 2 of these, the top one may be "woven" in a lattice design

Answer: crusts


Question: Category: THE UNITED NATIONS 
Clue: Zaire & Zambia joined in the '60s & this country, the last member alphabetically, joined in 1980

Answer:
zimbabwe