Is there an explicit formula for $\left(xx^T\right)^{-1}$ with $x\in\mathbb{R}^n\setminus\left\{0\right\}$?

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Let $x\in\mathbb{R}^n\setminus\left\{0\right\}$. Obviously, $$A:=xx^T$$ is symmetric and positive definite. Hence, $A$ is invertible. Can we find an explicit formula for $A^{-1}$?

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Obviously the matrix $xx^T$ is not positive definite if $n>1$, because it has rank $1$.

A simple way to see it has rank $1$ is by observing that any vector $y$ which is orthogonal to $x$ belongs to the null space of $A=xx^T$.