Dawn making new props occasionally – wow (8)
I believe the answer is:
surprise
'dawn' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to natural events as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for surprise that I've seen before include "Mild astonishment" , "Sudden astounding event" , "is not what's expected" , "Unexpected or astonishing event" , "Something unexpected" .)