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.
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Question: Category: STATE CAPITALS 
Clue: This Southern capital was named for an ancestor of a 20th century poet known for his clever rhymes

Answer: nashville, tennessee


Question: Category: FICTIONAL CHARACTERS 
Clue: A 1993 anthology of contemporary Asian-American fiction is titled this character "is Dead"

Answer: charlie chan


Question: Category: AMERICAN LITERATURE 
Clue: "The Scarlet Letter" says, "to forbid the culprit to hide his face... was the essence of" this 7-letter punishment

Answer:
the pillory