JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<p id="xyz">Text to be removed <a href="blahrdyblahr">Link Text</a></p>

<button id="btn">
Click to remove!
</button>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function(){
  $('#btn').click(function(){
	  $('p').contents().not($('p').children()).remove()
  });
});