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The Clue

Feeds the pot (5 letter answer)

The Answer

ANTES

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Notes

The answer ANTES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.

Related Clues

Chips in
Chips in?
Stakes
Chips in chips
Deal prerequisites
Feeds the kitty
Individual shares
Kitty starters
New kitties?
Parts of pots
Pays to play
Pennies, perhaps
Pennies, sometimes
Poker amounts
Poker moves
Poker payments
Poker stakes
Pot lot
Pot parts
Prepares for a hand
Starting pay?
Starts a pool
Starts the pot
Stud fees
Sweetens the kitty
Sweetens the pot
Throws in a chip
TV's Johnson et al.
Chips in one's chip
Gets in the game, say
Procedures before a deal
Shows a desire to get in
Starts playing poker
Gets into the card game
Pennies are small ones
Pre-deal pot contents
Puts a stake into the pot
Some games require them
Start-up costs, of sorts
Payments made before a deal is completed

Definition

ANTE as a noun:

1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

ANTE as a verb:

1. place one's stake