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Economic skill picked up? Just the opposite (1,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

e contra

'just the opposite' is the definition.
(Latin phrase meaning 'vice versa')

'economic skill picked up?' is the wordplay.
'economic' becomes 'econ' (abbreviation for economics).
'skill' becomes 'art' (both can mean a talent).
'picked up?' says the letters should be written backwards (I've seen 'pick up' mean this).
'art' reversed gives 'tra'.
'econ'+'tra'='E CONTRA'

(Another definition for e contra that I've seen is " conversely".)

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