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.

Q: Category: CONFUSE US 
Clue: Affluent means wealthy: effluent refers to waste in this state of matter

A: liquid
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Q: Category: WHO'S AFRAID OF 
Clue: Whether it passes too slowly or too quickly, chronophobia is a fear of this

A: time
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Q: 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

A:
a 3-alarm fire
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