Shock announcement of knight award (8)
I believe the answer is:
surprise
'shock' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for surprise that I've seen before include "One of spelt out words" , "Startle, astonish" , "Take unawares" , "Sudden unexpected event" , "Bombshell" .)