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HTML

<div class="apna">
<div class="remove_this_only">
    <table>
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <td>I want to get preserved</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>
</div>

JavaScript

(function($) {
    var $table = $('.remove_this_only');
    $table.parent().before($table).remove();
}(jQuery));