How can I use jQuery to remove more than one string from HTML?
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I have this jQuery to remove the first option group:

    var topicSelectHtml = $('#TopicID')
        .clone()
        .find("optgroup:first")
        .remove().end().html();

From the following HTML:

    <select name="TopicID" id="TopicID">
       <optgroup label="Admin">
          <option value="0000">All Topics</option>
       </optgroup>
       <optgroup label="AA">
          <option value="05**">a</option>
          <option value="0505">b</option>
          <option value="0510">c</option>
       </optgroup>
       <optgroup label="BB">
          <option value="10**">d</option>
          <option value="1005">e</option>
       </optgroup>
    </select>

Is there a way I can also make it so the options that have a value ending in "**" are also removed?