Pay for a hand of cards (4)

I believe the answer is:

ante

(Other definitions for ante that I've seen before include "not post" , "'Behind, before (4)'" , "Stake, bet" , "A neat sort of prefix" , "Preposition meaning before" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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