Why's My Cursor a Zoom Tool In Fit Size?

Why did my cursor turn into a zoom tool with a photo sized to Fit; and how can I make it go back to a normal arrow?
It is only happening when the photo is sized to Fit. At other sizes, the cursor is normal. This just started after I finished using the Adjustment Brush. I had used Cntrl + to zoom a photo while using the Adjustment Brush.

Your system must be quite different from mine. When I am in the "fit" mode in the develop module my cursor has always been the zoom cursor. And to zoom or reposition while the adjustment brush is active I have always pressed the space bar. So I don't know why yours has changed.

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