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What is the first Pontryagin class of the $n$-dimensional representation of $S_n$?

The symmetric group $S_n$ has an $n$-dimensional defining representation, which splits as $n = (n-1) + 1$. Although this representation exists integrally, I would like to think of this as a real ...