Go before stake and surrender (8)
I believe the answer is:
antecede
'go before' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'stake and surrender' is the wordplay.
'stake' becomes 'ante' (stake in poker).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'surrender' becomes 'cede' (synonyms).
'ante'+'cede'='ANTECEDE'
(Other definitions for antecede that I've seen before include "go before, in rank" , "Lead" .)