- header.php, page-templates/front-page.php and archive-{post-type}.php all exhibit the same behaviour. As well as within a plugin function call.
- 64 is a published post.
With all plugins except ACF deactivated I’ve also tried a very simple ACF field group attached to the standard post and get similar results when placing the get_field call in header.php.
Will create a fresh site shortly and follow-up if that does provide any difference in output.