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HTML

<div class="button-container">
<a href="#" class="button">button</a>
<span class="clickhandler">

</span>
</div>

CSS

.button-container {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
}

.clickhandler {
    border: 1px solid red;
    display: inline-block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 2;
}

.button {
    background: #ccc;
    color: #000;
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 5px 20px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 0;
}
.button.active {
    margin-top: 20px;
}

JavaScript

$('.clickhandler').on('mousedown', function(e) {
    $('.button').addClass('active');
});

$('.clickhandler').on('mouseup', function(e) {
    $('.button').removeClass('active');
});

$('.clickhandler').on('click', function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    alert("You've pressed the button");
});