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It gets you a hand (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ante

(Other definitions for ante that I've seen before include "Money put at risk" , "Stake put up by a poker-player before receiving cards" , "Initial stake in a poker game" , "Stake put up before the deal" , "early payment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and the Universal.
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