Put on the line (4)

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risk

'put on the line' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for risk that I've seen before include "Possibility of bad outcome" , "Jeopardy" , "Element of uncertainty" , "Gamble" , "Danger or hazard" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and The Washington Post.

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