Poker pot money (4)

I believe the answer is:

ante

(Other definitions for ante that I've seen before include "advance payment" , "Gaming stake" , "Pre-deal stake" , "Initial stake in a poker game" , "Preposition meaning before" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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