 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

The contraction is $\operatorname{tr}(A^3)$. Since $A^T=-A$, <transpose> and invariance of the <trace> give
$$
\operatorname{tr}(A^3)=\operatorname{tr}((A^3)^T)=\operatorname{tr}((-A)^3)=-\operatorname{tr}(A^3)=0.
$$
This is the odd-power case of <vanishing odd complete contractions of an antisymmetric matrix>.

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