SCSS use &?

Question

Sass

Started using SCSS. Does the & operator work inside an element that is also defined by &?
The code:

a {
    &:nth-child(2) {
      margin-left: auto;
      background: none;
      border: none;

      &:hover {
        color:#1F8EFA;
      }
    }

The hover rule doesn't work.

Answer 1

Works. The output will be

a:nth-child(2) {
  margin-left: auto;
  background: none;
  border: none;
}
a:nth-child(2):hover {
  color:#1F8EFA;
}