Illustrator CS3; creating an outline around a shadow only

I am working with illustrator CS3 and and trying to figure out how to go about creating a outline for a drop shadow only. I know how to create the drop shadow and apply it to the selected work but when I want to add another stroke it wants to add it to the letters and to the outline and it adds small lines in between connecting the two. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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