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HTML
<div>
<a href="#">a link</a>
</div>
<div class="separate">
<a href="#">a link</a>
</div>
<div>
<a href="#">a link</a>
</div>
CSS
div:not(.separate){
background:red;
}
<div>
<a href="#">a link</a>
</div>
<div class="separate">
<a href="#">a link</a>
</div>
<div>
<a href="#">a link</a>
</div>
div:not(.separate){
background:red;
}