JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<div id="orig">
<div class="elem"><a>1</a></div>
<div class="elem"><a>2</a></div>
<div class="elem"><a>3</a></div>
<div class="elem"><a>4</a></div>
<div class="elem"><a>5</a></div>
<div class="elem"><a>6</a></div>
<div class="elem"><a>7</a></div>
<div class="elem"><a>8</a></div>
<div class="elem"><a>9</a></div>
</div>

<div id="copy"></div>

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function() {
  $('#copy').append($('.elem').clone().children('a').prepend('foo - ').parent().clone());
});
</script>
</body>
</html>