What does the cryptic crossword clue "At the gent's, we're told, instead (2,4)" mean?

The definition is "instead". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Homophone of “in loo”. “Gent’s” looks like a greengrocer’s apostrophe to me: surely it should be gents’ or just gents The answer is INLIEU.

At the gent's, we're told, instead (2,4)

Guardian Cryptic #28282 | 9 Across | 2020-11-04 flower

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