iPad Pro 10.5” Smart Keyboard Not Working/Intermittently Working

For the last 6 months my Smart Keyboard has not been functioning 100% of the time. Actually, it’s closer to 40-50% of the time, rendering my iPad Pro virtually unreliable and inconsistently useful. I know others have had this same issue, but Apple has turned me away at my recent Genius Bar trip due to being outside the warranty. This is clearly a defect, as my Smart Keyboard is in seemingly perfect condition, but functionally having this issue. Any ideas, other than cleaning the connectors? I’ve tried a different 10.5” Smart Keyboard and it works perfectly, so clearly not the iPad.