The SEO test results are clear, as expected the linked from webpage AND the linked to external webpage is ranked for the obscure Google search phrase, screenshot above.
You will note only two pages are found for this Google search and the linked to result includes a “Missing:” notice because those words are NOT present within that webpages content. The text link from the linked from webpage is passing anchor text SEO benefit through the link for those two words.
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