bug(chips): mat-chip directive no longer working in v15

[adigourdi]

Is this a regression?

• Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version

The previous version in which this bug was not present was

v14

Description

Using the mat-chip on a link a to render it as a chip no longer works after I upgraded to v15.1

Reproduction

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a chips set/list <mat-chip-set>
2. Insert the tag <a mat-chip href="">Link</a>

Expected Behavior

Render the link as a chip
StackBlitz V14

Actual Behavior

The link is rendered as is, with an attribute mat-chip
StackBlitz V15

Environment

• Angular CLI: 15.1.6
• CDK/Material: 15.1.5
• Node: 18.14.0
• Package Manager: npm 9.3.1
• OS: linux x64

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