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: BRITISH AUTHORS 
Clue: This 19th C. novelist's name gave us an adjective that's used to mean squalid or impoverished
[EX A]: charles dickens

[EX Q]: Category: PLENTY OF TIME 
Clue: A clock set in the year 2000 & losing 1 second a year would first be an hour off in this year
[EX A]: 5600

[EX Q]: Category: NOW THAT'S INVENTIVE! 
Clue: In the late 19th century, Ellen Eglui invented this washing machine attachment that saved a lot of drying time
[EX A]:
a wringer