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Clearance for what ? Barspins ? ;P
Pace RC31 forks (on MTBs) recommend that their brakes are mounted like this (on the rear of the crown) it improves stiffness as when the caliper clamps the braking surface it is forced into the crown and not levered away from it (a happens when mounted on the front).
Bear in mind the rear brake is mounted so that the directional force of a braking wheel takes it into it's mount - not away from it, if you feel the front brake is more efficient (or more correct) in front of the fork, then logically you should also move the rear brake to the other side of the seat stays - (see Hippy's orange bike set up below)
Of course !! front brakes go on the front.
Victory through semantics ! :)