Display Visual Composer shortcode if a post belongs in specific categories

Sounds like you’re looking for has_category(), which

Checks if the current post has any of given category.

You would use it, for example in single.php, like so,

<?php if ( has_category( array( 'cat-a', 'cat-b', 'cat-c' ) ) ) : ?>
    <div>
        <?php echo do_shortcode( 'some_shortcode' ); ?>
    </div>
<?php endif; ?>

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