With characteristic skill, reversing it (5)
I believe the answer is:
trait
'with characteristic' is the definition.
'trait' can be an answer for 'characteristic' (a trait is a quality or characteristic). I'm not certain of the 'with' bit.
'skill reversing it' is the wordplay.
'skill' becomes 'art' (both can mean a talent).
'reversing' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'art' reversed gives 'tra'.
'tra'+'it'='TRAIT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for trait that I've seen before include "Characteristic or distinguishing quality" , "Quirk" , "A characteristic of straitened kind" , "Attribute, characteristic" , "Distinguishing feature" .)