How to parse a string with commas?

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Parsing

Help with a task. There is a line $str="Катя, Валя, Таня, Настя"; I need to make her

$new_str="<a href=\"Катя\">Катя</a>, <a href=\"Валя\">Валя</a>, <a href=\"Таня\">Таня</a>, <a href=\"Настя\">Настя</a>";

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