How can I use jQuery to remove a class if I don't know all of the class name?
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3692142/jquery-remove-all-classes-with-similar-names">jQuery - Remove all classes with similar names</a>  </p>
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<p>I have code like this:</p>

<pre><code>$targetSpan
    .removeClass('sprite-blank');
</code></pre>

<p>How can I make this remove any class starting with the word 'sprite-icon' ?</p>
