Countryman is caught in a rainstorm (7)
I believe the answer is:
iranian
'countryman' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'is caught in a rainstorm' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'caught' could be 'ran' (running is a kind of catching) and 'ran' is found within the answer.
'is' could be 'ii' (more than one I) and 'ii' is present in the leftover letters.
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for iranian that I've seen before include "One from Tehran, say" , "From Tehran, perhaps?" , "Tehran native, say" , "from the Middle East" , "Asian citizen" .)