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the motherboard would have to be remove, once removed you can get that out quite easily.
super glue would have worked if you used a wooden dowell and the broken off jack pin was level with the mbp casing.
making both ends a little moist will increase superglue's effectiveness alot, superglue needs both water and air to cure properly.
Dude, sorry to hear of your mis-fortune but i'm wondering which MBP is it? And do you think you have the necessary skills to dissemble the entire unit to get something out, without causing any damages to the other innards? My thinking (now I ain't see the back of Apple's sockets, well, not on those new unibodies, but, if it's a mini jack socket, the other end should be open, unless it's a combined unit with the built-in optical digital out, in-which case, your only option is to de-solder the socket from the logicboard carefully and void any warranty that might be on the machine forever!! Then continue to dissemble the socket, the RF shielding should be clipped together.
It's a lengthy process, not something anyone should be doing without electronics experience, you can after all kill the machine, completely!!! One need to ask themselves is it worthwhile???
Alternatively if you really need to use the mini-jack for headphones, there's a USB alternative but it's no substitute for the built-in's.