Initial poker bet (4)

I believe the answer is:

ante

(Other definitions for ante that I've seen before include "not post" , "Initial stake in a poker game" , "Money for poker" , "Player's stake in poker - a ten? (anag)" , "Stake; before (Lat.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, the LA Times, the Newsday, the L.A. Times Daily, The Washington Post, the USA Today and the Newsday.com.

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