Up-front stake Crossword Clue

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Up-front stake 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

STAKE (verb)
1. mark with a stake
2. put at risk
STAKE (noun)
1. the money risked on a gamble
2. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
FRONT (noun)
1. the side that is forward or prominent
2. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
FRONT (verb)
1. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
2. confront bodily
FRONT (adjective)
1. relating to or located in the front

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