 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Using the <Hermitian inner product>, the scalar product is $1-i+2i^2=-1-i$. The two squared <norms> are $6$ and $4$. The specified <real angle in a complex inner product space> therefore has
$$
\boxed{\cos\theta=\frac{\operatorname{Re}(-1-i)}{\sqrt6\sqrt4}=-\frac1{2\sqrt6}.}
$$
The real part is essential: the complex scalar product itself need not be real.

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