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 consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
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Question: Category: THE RED-NOSED 
Clue: This bearded standup comedian is billed as "The Lovable Lush"

Answer: foster brooks


Question: Category: FIREFIGHTING 
Clue: Early NYC firemen were alerted with rattles--so you might have a 3-rattle fire where today we'd have this equivalent

Answer: a 3-alarm fire


Question: Category: 1870s AMERICA 
Clue: In 1870, a year after he wrote "The Innocents Abroad", he married Olivia Langdon

Answer:
mark twain