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: ART 
Clue: In 1546 Pope Paul III appointed this artist architect of St. Peter's Basilica

Answer: michelangelo


Question: Category: HEAVY MACHINERY 
Clue: By definition it's a machine that gives a surface an even degree of slope

Answer: grader


Question: Category: X GAMES 
Clue: In Britain, if you need these well-placed friends to land a job, they'd be spelled with an X instead of the CT

Answer:
connections