Payment long before a raise? Crossword Clue

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Payment long before a raise? Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. place one’s stake
(noun)
1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PAYMENT (noun)
1. the act of paying money
2. an act of requiting; returning in kind
BEFORE (adverb)
1. earlier in time; previously
2. at or in the front

Hint 3: Anagram

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