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Actually a degree of deformation is a good thing. The hub flange material is much softer than the spoke material so "pull lines" are inevitable. However, this does enable to spoke around the elbow area to bed in a little and this helps stop flexing in this critical area - flexing leads to fatigue which leads to breakage.
The most common area for spokes to break is at the elbow and the most common reason is not enough tension.
Provided that the pull lines are not excessive - and that's a judgment call for you, respoking so as to use the same spoke lines should be fine. If the spoke heads still feel a bit loose, you could try spoke washers.