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# Remove qualified selector

A selector like a.nav-link is useless (unless intentional).

From:

```
a.nav-link {
  color: red;
}
```

To

```
.nav-link {
  color: red
}
```

Why?

* Decreases specificity therefore making it easier to override.
* The selector is now applicable to more than just `<a>` tags.