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: BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT... 
Clue: He went to Stanford & became a mining engineer

A: hoover
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Q: Category: 20th CENTURY AUTHORS 
Clue: Ayn Rand once cited this late Mike Hammer author as her favorite popular writer

A: mickey spillane
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Q: Category: '50s TV 
Clue: In 1971 Bert Parks hosted "Circus"; back in 1956 this man & dummy Jerry Mahoney hosted the similar "Circus Time"

A:
paul winchell
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