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<?php
$t = '<p>qwe asd zxc.cvb dddfg. dfgdfg dfgdfg.ddg ertert. dfgdfg</p>';
$result = preg_replace('#(<p>)(.*?)(<)#', '$1$3', $t);
echo $result;