Everyone is making this harder then it is. To properly set up pseudo-links, use the form like this in the order shown:
Example is, say for your content area:
#content a:link {color: #000; text-decoration: underline;}
#content a:visited {color: #000; text-decoration: underline;}
#content a:hover {color: #000; text-decoration: none;}
#content a:focus {color: #000; text-decoration: none;}
#content a:active {color: #000; text-decoration: underline;}
Then all your links in the content area and only those in the content area will have the above styling:
For links used anywhere where you want the styling to work:
.custom a:link {color: #000; text-decoration: underline;}
.custom a:visited {color: #000; text-decoration: underline;}
.custom a:hover {color: #000; text-decoration: none;}
.custom a:focus {color: #000; text-decoration: none;}
.custom a:active {color: #000; text-decoration: underline;}
Then code links:
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