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Price for hand delivery? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ante

'price for hand delivery?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ante that I've seen before include "Player's stake in poker - a ten? (anag)" , "Stake put up by a poker-player before receiving cards" , "Poker-player's stake before the deal" , "Betting stake" , "Preposition meaning before" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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