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Is the attack granted by this feat at +6 Base Attack an iterative attack or is it an added attack with a -5 penalty?

You are skilled at fighting with two weapons.

Prerequisites: Dex 17, Two-Weapon Fighting, base attack bonus +6.

Benefit: In addition to the standard single extra attack you get with an off-hand weapon, you get a second attack with it, albeit at a –5 penalty.

Normal: Without this feat, you can only get a single extra attack with an off-hand weapon.

We're an experienced playgroup who is looking for a clarification that will likely only be provided by a developer or admin. I'd like to thank anyone who might have a link to any specific answer provided by admins in the past. Aside from that, I appreciate the opinions of fellow gamers, but I'm looking for an official answer.

Improved Two-Weapon Fighting indicates that the PC receives a second attack with their off-hand at a -5 penalty, however the feat is only available at base-attack-bonus +6. Then the wording states that the attack comes "albeit at a -5 penalty". The nature of the problem is the dichotomy that the prerequisite and the wording creates. "Albeit" means "in spite of the fact...", and therefore pertains to another condition.

What is the condition? Is it that the attack is at a -5 because the condition is that it comes with the second base attack?

Or is it a third added attack, attached to the first base attack, and the condition is actually self-referencing the penalty?

Please note that I'm not asking what the penalty is (i.e. what kind of penalty it is), but what is the condition to which the rule implies.

Thank you for your time.