/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
 
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
 
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class Ideone
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
	{
		String string = "<a>foo bar</a>";
		System.out.println("Before: " + string);
		string = string.replaceAll("<a>", "");
		string = string.replaceAll("</a>", "");
		System.out.println("After: " + string);
	}
}

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