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: SOCIAL SCIENCE 
Clue: It's the study of the principles of punishment as well as the management of prisons

A: penology
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Q: Category: FICTIONAL CHARACTERS 
Clue: Lassiter is the gun-slinging hero of this Zane Grey novel & appears in its sequel "The Rainbow Trail"

A: "riders of the purple sage"
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Q: Category: THE VATICAN ONLINE 
Clue: The bios of these on the site begin with Crispin of Viterbo, the first one created by John Paul II

A:
saints
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