Skew-symmetry of matrix $C = AB - BA$

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Matrices $A$ and $B$ are skew-symmetric and $C = AB - BA$. Show $C$ is also skew-symmetric.

I see $\mbox{tr}(C)=0$ and $C = AB - (AB)^T$, but nothing else.

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$C^* = B^* A^* - A^* B^*=(-B)(-A)-(-A)(-B) =BA-AB=-C$.