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Clojure is a modern, dynamic, and functional dialect of the Lisp programming language on the Java platform. Clojure, being a functional programming language, features a rich set of immutable, persistent data structures and encourages a programming style that primarily treats data as immutable. Companies looking for candidates with Clojure skills are high-performance oriented tech businesses that value the strengths of functional programming.

Use of Clojure extends beyond server-side applications. It is also used in web development with ClojureScript, a compiler for Clojure that targets JavaScript. In order to work effectively with Clojure, it is beneficial to be familiar with multi-threaded programming as Clojure has expressively designed features to handle concurrent processes using mutable references when required.

If you want to learn or master Clojure, hands-on experience with Java and JavaScript, and an understanding of functional programming paradigms are helpful. Basic knowledge of Lisp can provide a head start too, but it’s not a prerequisite. Grasping concepts such as immutability, recursion, and higher-order functions would definitely help in mastering Clojure.

The key associated skills you might need in conjunction with Clojure include software testing and debugging since Clojure’s syntax might be tricky at times, database management as Clojure is used extensively in data manipulation, and version control systems for managing changes to source code over time. Understanding data structures is another foundational skill, given Clojure’s heavy use of lists, vectors, and maps.

Clojure has strong interop capabilities with Java, therefore knowledge of the Java ecosystem and JVM (Java Virtual Machine) are beneficial. Familiarity with web development frameworks and tools like Ring, Compojure and Reagent will aid in building web applications with Clojure. Clojure's growing popularity in data analytics and machine learning means knowledge of statistical analysis could also provide an advantage.

In conclusion, mastering Clojure opens up a world of functional programming that allows for robust, performant, and concurrent application design.

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