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HTML
<div id="boat">
<a href="#">I'm in a boat! ☻</a>
</div>
<a href="#">☹</a>
JavaScript
$('a:not(#boat a)').css('color', 'red');
<div id="boat">
<a href="#">I'm in a boat! ☻</a>
</div>
<a href="#">☹</a>
$('a:not(#boat a)').css('color', 'red');