Heads for France to cover area for confidential talk (4-1-4)
I believe the answer is:
tete-a-tete
'confidential talk' is the definition.
(private conversation between two people)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tete-a-tete that I've seen before include "Private conversation between two French people" , "One-to-one meeting" , "Informal chat" , "Private couple's conversation" , "Private conversation between two people as in France" .)