Head ignored what's naturally said about place being discreet (10)
I believe the answer is:
diplomatic
'discreet' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'head ignored what's naturally said about place' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'about' could be 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa') and 'c' is present in the answer.
'place' could be 'pl' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'pl' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'being' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for diplomatic that I've seen before include "Tactful" , "Discreet" .)