Originally Posted by TeamPSI

Never tried the paperclip but I did try glue, plastic welding and also heat shrink all of which eventually failed.

I used a piece of band iron, bent back over itself so that it's twice as thick and bent appropriately so that I can mount it to a nearby screw and point it toward the lock mechanism. Afterwards all I have to do is wrap a zip tie around the cable and the band iron at the same time and she won't move for anything.