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= Solution

The distinguished unit <vector> is $n=(1,1,1)/\sqrt3$. Comparing diagonal, symmetric off-diagonal, and antisymmetric parts gives
$$
\alpha=a-\frac{b+c}{2},\qquad \beta=\frac32(b+c),\qquad \gamma=\frac{\sqrt3}{2}(b-c),
$$
so $A_{ij}=\alpha\delta_{ij}+\beta n_in_j+\gamma\varepsilon_{ijk}n_k$.

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