The money in the middle, wanted at the centre (4)
I believe the answer is:
ante
'the money in the middle' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'wanted at the centre' is the wordplay.
'at the centre' says to take the centre.
The middle letters of 'wanted' are 'ANTE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ante that I've seen before include "Poker-player's stake before the deal" , "Gaming stake" , "Stake put up by a poker-player before receiving cards" , "Prefix meaning before" , "Poker pot starter" .)