It's 2mm longer so the HRC needle doesn't stick in the main jet when it's set on the top clip! (Also the number of holes differ as you say, which has a big effect on jetting.)

Finding another stock one should be easy enough. At the very worst, you should be able to pick up another set of carbs for spares for very little money.
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