Is there an escape character for column names?

I have a sheet that was created through a .csv import. One of the column names ends with "(RA", probably because of character limits. However, this is creating a problem with formulas. When writing an IF statement, the open parenthesis was treated as part of the formula, rather than part of the column name, despite being wrapped with [ ]. I tried using the string escape character \, but that didn't change anything.

Is there a way to escape the ( ? I would rather not rename the column because it's part of an automated export from our tech team and it could create inconsistencies elsewhere.

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