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I believe the answer is:

odds

(Other definitions for odds that I've seen before include "Chances expressed as a ratio" , "Starting price" , "Ratios set by bookies" , "at this is in dispute" , "Chances, probability" .)

I've seen this clue in the Canadiana, the USA Today, the LA Times, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

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