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Claim spa town has lost hotel at the front (8)

Ross

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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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