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Pay for a deal (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ante

(Other definitions for ante that I've seen before include "Betting stake" , "Pre-deal stake" , "Stake put up by a poker-player before receiving cards" , "expected from stake" , "See what gambler risks" .)

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