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Several things, none of which are nice but none of which willactually harm the cat.
First: google with the search terms "cats rue" and you'll get a lot of good info. Cats hate the smell of the rue plant. Grow rue in your yard, or sprinkle dried rue all over the place.
The same articles will also tell you about the "piss" solution. You can buy, essentially, panther piss in the stores and sprinkle it around to keep them away. You can also do the two-legged solution and piss around your own backyard. This may not be a solution for _you,_ but my backyard is rather wild. And I've been doing a lot of work back there in the last year or so and pissing on bare dirt in the corners rather than go back to the house. And I've noticed there are almost no stray cats hanging out back there anymore. And the racoons have moved on, too. This may be too gross for you, but I'll vouch for it.
Third: trap the damn cat, put seal it in a cardboard box with holes, and leave it on Animal Control's doorstep in the middle of the night with the message, "I found this poor stray on the West Side (whatever part of town you _don't_ live in) and I can't give it a home. Won't you please help a poor widow?" They'll have to take care of the damn cat. Sneaky? Sure. But _nobody_ is taking responsibility for this situation whose job it should be to do so. So think laterally, or grin and bear it.
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