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HTML
<ul>
<li>First child</li>
<li>second child</li>
<li>third child</li>
<li>fourth child</li>
<li>fifth child</li>
</ul>
CSS
li{
list-style:none;
}
ul li:not(:nth-child(2)):hover {
color: #ac5;
}