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JavaScript

var arr = [
    "<a href=\"...\" target=\"_blank\">foo</a>",
    "<a href=\"...\" target=\"_blank\">apple</a>",
    "<a href=\"...\" target=\"_blank\">cucumber</a>"
]

function compFunc(a,b){
   return a.match(/>(.*)</)[1] > b.match(/>(.*)</)[1];
}

console.log(arr.sort(compFunc))