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: OVERLAPS 
Clue: Reddish-brown poisonous U.S. snake that leads the RNs at a hospital

A: copperhead nurse
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Q: Category: LADY'S NIGHT 
Clue: At a 1984 dinner, this "doubting" woman became the 1st woman to win the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award

A: helen thomas
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Q: Category: READ THE BOOK 
Clue: This novel by Thomas Hardy is subtitled "A Pure Woman"

A:
tess of the d\'urbervilles
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