JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="t">
   <a class="xx">xx</a>
   <a class="yy">yy</a>
   <a class="zz">zz</a>
</div>

JavaScript

jQuery(document).ready(function($){
    var html = '';
    $('#t a.xx, #t a.zz').each(function(){
      html += $(this).wrap('<p/>').parent().html();
      $(this).unwrap();
    });
    alert(html);
});