Poker pot payment (4)

I believe the answer is:

ante

(Other definitions for ante that I've seen before include "advance payment" , "'Behind, before (4)'" , "Prefix meaning before" , "Initial contribution to the common pot" , "not post" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post and the Newsday.com.

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