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= Solution

A <Hermitian matrix> has $A^*=A$. Choose
$$
\boxed{A=\begin{pmatrix}1&i\\-i&2\end{pmatrix},\qquad\det A=1.}
$$
Its off-diagonal entries are <complex conjugates> and its diagonal entries are real, so the defining condition holds. It is also invertible.

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