How do I add a border/outline to a masked/cropped clip

This seems like it should be insanely simple, but I'm not seeing an easy method for doing it. 
I have a mask around a clip.  I can click a button to add a drop shadow, but there doesn't seem to be a way to add a border.  If I use simple border, it doesn't conform to the cropped/masked area.   Any help would be appreciated.
Someone already suggested creating a shape behind the clip and then manually adjusting it so that the borders are the shape are slightly bigger than the clip.  I had trouble believing that was the easiest method. 

Ok - the outline was faked, so we might as well fake the rest:
1 ) Clone the group with the outline
To the clone:
2 ) Add Hue/Saturation filter : set the Value to 0 (turns everything black, no matter what)
3 ) Add a Gaussian Blur filter : turn the amount up until the "inner outlline" disappears.
4 ) If a 2D project, drag the clone layer under the original group
5 ) Use Properties > Tranform > Position for drop shadow "Distance"
6 ) Use Scale to create different lighting effects (try Scale Y @ 30% Scale X @ 135%)
7 ) Use Opacity here as the Drop Shadow Opacity.
HTH

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