Dangerous asteroid leaves mostly dead bodies (5)

I believe the answer is:

torsi

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'bodies' is the definition.
('torso' can be a synonym of 'body')

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Another definition for torsi that I've seen is " Rare parts of statues".)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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