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= Solution

If $Av=\lambda v$ for a nonzero real vector $v$, then skew-symmetry gives
$$
\lambda\|v\|^2
=v^TAv
=-(Av)^Tv
=-\lambda\|v\|^2.
$$
Thus
$$
\boxed{\lambda=0},
$$
so a real skew-symmetric matrix has no nonzero real eigenvalue.

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