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: NATURE 
Clue: Like a tree, you can tell the age of a fish by counting these on its scales

A: rings
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Q: Category: HOSPITALS 
Clue: An L.A. hospital is named for this fellow, the subject of a parable in Luke

A: the good samaritan
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Q: Category: SHAKESPEARE 
Clue: Laertes is Ophelia's brother in this end-all, be-all of Shakespeare's plays

A:
hamlet
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