Notes showers are on the way (7)
I believe the answer is:
strains
'notes' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'showers are on the way' is the wordplay.
'showers' becomes 'rains' (I've seen this before).
'are on' says to put letters next to each other.
'the way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'rains' after 'st' is 'STRAINS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for strains that I've seen before include "Melodies" , "Tries very hard" , "Stresses and - -" .)