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I've done this three different ways in the past:

1. Edit the footprint.  I have "edge" versions of many of my footprints
   for such a reason.

2. Hack the *.pcb file.  You can manually change the X,Y coordinate and
   the editor will honor it as long as you don't try to move the
   component again.

3. Make your workspace bigger than your pcb, and draw an actual outline
   on the outline layer.  This assumes that whoever is making your pcb
   can handle an offset coordinate system (i.e. fabs usually can, but a
   home-etch workflow might have issues)