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Yes, but the WLL will be around 5,000lbs.The 1/2" rope I found online had a min breaking force of 13-14 tons. That's 26-28,000 lbs.
What I was trying to say is that most of the wire rope you find and look at the ratings you will see that the WLL will only be around 5,000lbs for the strongest you can find in 1/2". A WLL of 4,000 to 5,000lbs will be fine for use on a deuce winch because like you said, it will have a breaking strength of around 25,000lbs or so.
The safety factor in lifting is 5 to 1. Which, nine times out of ten, will be the WLL listed on the wire rope.
I have no idea what the safety factor is for winching operations but from the specs I've seen I'm going to say it's around 2 to 1. Maybe 3 to 1.