JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="wrap">
    <div id="test_1"><a href="#">test_1</a></div>
    <div id="test_2"><a href="#">test_2</a></div>
    <div id="test_3"><a href="#">test_3</a></div>
</div>

<button>show test</buttn>

JavaScript

$('#test_1 a, #test_2 a').each(function(){
  
});

var clone = $('#wrap').clone();


$('button').click(function(){
    alert(clone.html());
});