Dealer's demand (4)

I believe the answer is:
ante
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dealer's demand</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ante that I've seen before include "Initial stake in a poker game" , "expected from stake" , "not post" , "Prefix meaning before" , "'Behind, before (4)'" .)