Claim spa town has lost hotel at the front (8)
I believe the answer is:
arrogate
'claim' is the definition.
(arrogate means to claim or take)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
(Other definitions for arrogate that I've seen before include "Assume" , "Falsely claim" , "Appropriate" , "Claim something without justification" , "Unjustifyingly claim ones rights" .)